Air Force blue shines at baseball opener

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  • By Master Sgt. Connie Galbraith
  • U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) --  For one Airman, opening day for the 2004 Major League Baseball season was “pretty incredible,” especially in St. Louis, where fans are passionate about their professional sports teams.

For Staff Sgt. Kelly Grant-Ramstack, a vocalist with the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America, her incredible day featured a standing-room-only crowd of almost 50,000 fans with President George Bush throwing out the first pitch.

However, she said her biggest thrill was proudly wearing Air Force blue and singing the national anthem. While the stadium crowd and television and radio audiences focused on “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the blue-wearing sergeant focused on presenting the song properly.

“It’s an honor and a responsibility to perform the anthem, especially with the president in attendance,” she said.

Sergeant Grant-Ramstack said there was also someone else in the crowd making the day even more special. Her husband attended the game after returning from a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (Courtesy of Air Mobility Command News Service)