https://twitter.com/espn/status/1132680978231635973/video/1
96-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré played the national anthem on a harmonica before the @USWNT match
“During WWII, DuPré served as a medic in the 114th General Hospital Unit in Kidderminster, England. At age 17, both of his parents had already died, making him the acting patriarch of a five-person family…Pete had enlisted in the Army serving three years overseas…”
DuPre served as a medic in the European Theatre and participated in the Battle of the Bulge.
A medic during World War II who treated the wounded from the Battle of the Bulge, Peter DuPre always enjoyed playing his harmonica for his family, his church congregation and at nursing homes.
But since Jane, his wife of 70 years, died three years ago at age 90, and since becoming involved in The Greatest Generations Foundation which honors veterans for their service, DuPre has performed at major military memorial services in Europe and the United States before thousands.
Those include the 70th anniversary of the Siege of Bastogne and the 74th and 75th commemorations of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, where DuPre’s chilling rendition of America The Beautiful standing alone inside the USS Arizona Memorial.
https://youtu.be/jTOMTtZrxM8
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/01/27/harmonica-pete-wwii-veteran-united-states-military-greatest-generation/97087598/