A celebration of President Donald Trump’s inauguration continued for a plane full of passengers this week.
On a Southwest flight departing from Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, headed to Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, one passenger broke into patriotic mode.
Matt Oakley of Nashville, Tennessee, posted a clip of the moment on TikTok.
The viral footage shows a man standing in the front of the plane belting out Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.”
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Oakley, a performer himself, said he performed at two inaugural balls while he was in town.
“The man who stood up at the front of the plane was a former veteran who served this country,” Oakley told Fox News.
“He had the entire plane paying attention and a bunch of people singing along,” he added.
The veteran seen in the video was sporting a flannel shirt along with a red “Make America Great Again” hat.
“In a world where everyone makes things seem so divided, it didn’t feel divided in that moment,” he said.
Oakley added, “It was cool to witness a bunch of strangers singing the praises of our country.”
Southwest Airlines has not commented.