The “Iowa Ambassadors of Music honor a fallen World War II veteran. A solider was escorting the remains of the American hero back home on board a Delta Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany.”

“Our story took place on July 18th aboard Delta Airlines Flight 15 – from Frankfurt, Germany.

On board were dozens of teenage musicians – members of the Iowa Ambassadors of Music. They had just completed a European tour and were returning home.

Also on board was a soldier – in full dress uniform. The young man was escorting the remains of a World War II veteran.

It just so happened to be that one of the flight attendants was seated across from Dr. Lee Nelson, the singing group’s choral director and the director of choral activities at Wartburg College.

During the long flight across the Atlantic, she mentioned to the director about the fallen soldier – and how an Honor Guard would meet the plane once they landed in Atlanta.

“She asked if there was something that perhaps we could sing,” Dr. Nelson told me during a telephone interview from his office at Wartburg College.

By chance, the choir had concluded all of their European concerts with a moving rendition of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

“I thought that might be something appropriate to sing to honor and respect the remains of that soldier and also the uniformed soldier,” he said.

But organizing a choral concert on a plane is not all that easy – especially since the students were scattered through the giant aircraft. So Dr. Nelson enlisted the aid of a chaperone and they stood back to back so they could direct both halves of the plane.

As the Honor Guard approached the jetliner and the soldier rose from his seat, the teenagers began singing, “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah…”

Young American boys and girls from places like Des Moines and Waverly and Iowa City – sang with all their might in four part harmony. And the entire moment was captured on video.

“It was an emotional moment,” Dr. Nelson said. “The flight attendants had tears in their eyes – and so did the directors.” http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/08/02/teen-singers-honor-fallen-soldier-aboard-jetliner.html

If this didn’t bring at least one tear; you are a very hard person.