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Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the National Anthem causing a political firestorm this week. Few support the move, most think it was childish and disrespectful, including his former teammates and a chorus of fellow NFL players.

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There are some who don't take standing for the National Anthem so lightly.

1. Like members of the Wounded Warrior softball team stand for the National Anthem.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: Members of the Washington Nationals Wounded Warrior softball team observe the national anthem before the start of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Celebrity Softball Classic at Nationals Park April 3, 2012 in Washington, DC. With a team comprised of veterans and active duty service members from across the United States who lost limbs while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, members of the Washington Nationals Wounded Warrior softball team travel the country competing against able-bodied opponents. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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This team is comprised of Iraq or Afghanistan veterans who lost limbs while serving according to Getty Images.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: Members of the Washington Nationals Wounded Warrior softball team observe the national anthem before the start of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Celebrity Softball Classic at Nationals Park April 3, 2012 in Washington, DC. With a team comprised of veterans and active duty service members from across the United States who lost limbs while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, members of the Washington Nationals Wounded Warrior softball team travel the country competing against able-bodied opponents. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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2. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell stands for the National Anthem.

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Paratriathlete Melissa Stockwell onstage during the 34th annual Salute to Women In Sports Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street on October 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for the Women's Sports Foundation)
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She was the first female American soldier to lose a limb in the Iraq war.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 13: Olympic swimmer Melissa Stockwell arrives at The 2011 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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She recited the Pledge of Allegiance during the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center according to Getty.

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 25: U.S. Army 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell (Ret.) (R), who was the first female American soldier to lose a limb in the war in Iraq, recites the Pledge of Allegiance as (L-R) former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, former President George H.W. Bush, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush look on during the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center April 25, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. The Bush library, which is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, with more than 70 million pages of paper records, 43,000 artifacts, 200 million emails and four million digital photographs, will be opened to the public on May 1, 2013. The library is the 13th presidential library in the National Archives and Records Administration system. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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3. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth stands for the National Anthem.

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 04: Illinois nominee for Congress Tammy Duckworth leaves the stage after speaking during day one of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Duckworth was deployed to Iraq as an Army helicopter pilot in 2004. The Black Hawk she was piloting was shot down by insurgents, and Tammy lost both of her legs.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: L. Tammy Duckworth, Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, arrives at a World War II Memorial ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans of the Pacific on March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran who lost both her legs in combat. HBO is premiering this month a ten part miniseries "The Pacific," based on the true stories of World War II Marines who fought in the Pacific Theater. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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Duckworth has spent the last few years in Congress, standing up for veterans' issues.

The prosthetic legs of Iraqi war veteran Tammy Duckworth, Illinois State Director of Veterans Affairs, as she walks with US President Elect Barack Obama (not pictured) before they placed a wreath at The Bronze Soldiers Memorial in honor of Veteran's Day November 11, 2008 on the Lakefront in Chicago, Illinois. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
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4. U.S. D-Day veterans Frederick Carrier, 89, and Raymond Sylvester, 94, still stand for the National Anthem according to Getty.

UTAH BEACH, FRANCE - JUNE 05: U.S. D-Day veterans Frederick Carrier (L), 89, and Raymond Sylvester, 94, listen to the playing of the U.S. national anthem at the U.S. D-Day Ceremony on June 5, 2014 at Utah Beach, France. Friday the 6th of June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings that saw 156,000 troops from the Allied countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary are planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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5. Members of the U.S. wounded warrior volleyball team stand for the National Anthem.

Former US President George W. Bush (C) arrives to watch a demonstration of sitting volleyball before meeting with wounded warriors and veteran competitors at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on December 3, 2015, in New York. The veterans are training in hopes of representing their countries at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
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This team of veterans went on to win gold at the Invictus Games.

Former US President George W. Bush (R) arrives to watch a demonstration of sitting volleyball before meeting with wounded warriors and veteran competitors at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on December 3, 2015, in New York. The veterans are training in hopes of representing their countries at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
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6. Todd Reed stands for the National Anthem.

Ball Boy, Todd Reed, 53, works a doubles match during the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2014 in New York. Reed is the the oldest ball boy at the US Open. He is a war veteran and an amputee, who lost part of his right leg after a land mine explosion in Iraq during the first Gulf War. AFP PHOTO/Kena Betancur (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Reed lost part of his right leg after a land mine explosion during the Gulf War.

Ball Boy, Todd Reed, 53, works a doubles match during the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2014 in New York. Reed is the the oldest ball boy at the US Open. He is an Iraq war veteran, who lost part of his right leg after a land mine explosion during the first Gulf War. AFP PHOTO/Kena Betancur (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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At age 53, Reed now serves as the oldest ball boy at the U.S. Open.

Ball Boy, Todd Reed, 53, works a doubles match during the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2014 in New York. Reed is the the oldest ball boy at the US Open. He is an Iraq war veteran, who lost part of his right leg after a land mine explosion during the first Gulf War. AFP PHOTO/Kena Betancur (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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7. Members of the 29th Infantry Division who landed at Omaha Beach still stand for the National Anthem.

 

VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 04: World War two veterans and members of the 29th Infantry Division who landed at Omaha Beach salute during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at a ceremony honoring the sacrifices of the 29th Infantry Division June 4, 2014 in Vierville-Sur-Mer, France. June 6th is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United States and the United Kingdom join forces to launch an attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary is planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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8. WWII veteran Bob Dole still stands at 93 years old.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) (C) lays a wreath during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Allied Forces Victory in the Pacific and the end of World War II September 2, 2015 at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. The World War II effective came to an end in August, 1945, after Japanese forces surrendered to the forces of the Allied Powers. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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9. Those who may not have been treated with the most respect by their country still stand.

WASHINGTON, : Vietnam veterans Marion H. Edmonds Jr. (R) of Virginia and Joseph McLean Jr. (C) of Maryland pay their respects at the women's Vietnam memorial statue 11 November in Washington, DC. Hundreds of US military veterans came to Washington to pay their respects during the Veteran's Day observance. AFP PHOTO Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images)
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10. In an Illinois veterans home, William Rexroat, a World War II Navy veteran, is working to stand again according to Getty.

QUINCY, IL - FEBRUARY 17: Shirley Gooding (L), a physical therapy aid, helps William Rexroat (C), a World War II Navy veteran, exercise during a therapy session as Charles Melvin Roberts, a World War II Army veteran, waits his turn at the Quincy Veterans Home February 17, 2005 in Quincy, Illinois. The home, with its 683 beds, is the largest and oldest of four veteran's nursing homes in Illinois. The federal budget, as currently proposed by the Bush Administration, seeks to reduce the number of residents nationwide in these facilities from 38,000 to 33,000. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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So is Leonard Nelson, a World War II Army Air Corp veteran.

QUINCY, IL - FEBRUARY 17: Leonard Nelson, a World War II Army Air Corp veteran, works out on the parallel bars during a physical therapy session at the Quincy Veterans Home February 17, 2005 in Quincy, Illinois. The home, with its 683 beds, is the largest and oldest of four veteran's nursing homes in Illinois. The federal budget, as currently proposed by the Bush Administration, seeks to reduce the number of residents nationwide in these facilities from 38,000 to 33,000. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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11. WWII veteran Richard Overton still stands at 110 years old.

ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: (AFP OUT) Richard Overton (C), 107 years-old, who is believed to be America's oldest living veteran is acknowledged by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony to honor veterans at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
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Overton enlisted in the Army in September of 1942 and served in Guam, Hawaii and Iwo Jima according to NBC News.

ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: (AFP OUT) Richard Overton , 107 years-old, who is believed to be America's oldest living veteran attends a ceremony to honor veterans at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
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He stands, but he also smokes cigars and fires a tommy gun according to Reddit.

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12. The Queen of England stands for our National Anthem.

WASHINGTON - MAY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and HRH Queen Elizabeth II stand side-by-side during the playing of the American national anthem on the South Lawn of the White House May 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh are on a six day trip to the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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13. So does the Pope.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Pope Francis (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stand for the national anthem of the Holy See during the arrival ceremony at the White House on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope begins his first trip to the United States at the White House followed by a visit to St. Matthew's Cathedral, and will then hold a Mass on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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14. Watch Usain Bolt, who is from Jamaica, stop and stand for our National Anthem.

15. And then there is Frank Levingston. At 110 years old, he was believed to be the oldest living World War II veteran.

Frank Levingston of Lake Charles, Louisiana, who is believed to be the oldest living World War II veteran at 110 years old, attends a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, December 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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On a chilly autumn day in 2015, Levingston visited the memorial built in his honor for the first time.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Frank Levingston, who at 110-years-old is believed to be the oldest living World War II veteran, is escorted to a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial marking the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. More than 2,400 Americans lost their lives in the surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy and the attack forced the United States into World War II. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Levingston can no longer stand, but he still proudly waved his flag.

Frank Levingston of Lake Charles, Louisiana, who is believed to be the oldest living World War II Veteran at 110 years old, attends a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, December 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Instead, everyone else stood for Levingston.

People greet Frank Levingston (R) of Lake Charles, Louisiana, who is believed to be the oldest living World War II veteran at 110 years old, as he attends a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, December 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Every American has the right to stand, or not stand, during the playing of our National Anthem. We are a free people.

Supporters of the United States sing the national anthem as they wait for the start of the Copa America Centenario football tournament match against Paraguay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on June 11, 2016. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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But here is why you should stand when the National Anthem plays:

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - MAY 12: United States wheelchair bsketball team players celebrates during the Wheelchair Basketball Finals medals ceremony at te Invictus Games Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on May 12, 2016 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. United States won the gold medal after defeating United Kingdom. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Invictus Games)
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To respect those who stood up for us.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 22: In this White House handout, U.S. President George W. Bush (L) stands next to with U.S. Army Cpl. Shane Parsons of Fostoria, Ohio during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center as first lady Laura Bush (2nd L) and Cordero's mother, Rosa watch December 22, 2006, in Washigton, DC. (Photo by Eric Draper/White House via Getty Images)
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Stand for those who sacrificed their ability to stand.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: David Lish, who is not a Vietnam War veteran, takes rubbings of names of friends from the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington, 31 May 1999. Many people, including those like Lish who participated in the Rolling Thunder motocycle rally, visited The Wall on Memorial Day to honor the soldiers. AFP PHOTO George BRIDGES (Photo credit should read GEORGE BRIDGES/AFP/Getty Images)
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And those who sacrificed so much more.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO BLACK AND WHITE) A competitor watches the action during the Invictus Games athletics at Lee Valley on September 11, 2014 in London, England.The International sports event for 'wounded warriors', presented by Jaguar Land Rover was an idea developed by Prince Harry after he visited the Warrior Games in Colorado USA. The four day event has brought together thirteen teams from around the world to compete in nine events such as wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Editor's Note: This article and headline were updated after publishing.

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