In a stirring public display of honor and support to those who lost their lives in the Paris attacks on Friday and to the French people as a whole, the United States Military Academy’s football team ran onto the gridiron carrying both the American and French flags Saturday afternoon, prior to their game against Tulane at Michie Stadium in New York.
West Point defensive back Caleb McNeill was the cadet who carried the red, white and blue national pennant.
Here’s what the academy tweeted in accordance:
#USMA stands with the French people following the #ParisAttacks – liberté, égalité, fraternity. #DutyHonorCountry pic.twitter.com/9bndzKU3VN
— U.S. Military Academy at West Point (@WestPoint_USMA) November 14, 2015
Army wound up losing the matchup, 34-31.