It shows that we are all in this together, we can all do better and that we are all part of the solution.' But I think what you do by standing there and showing respect to the flag with your hand over your heart, is it shows unity. And is everything right with our country right now? No, it is not. Not just those in the military, but for that matter, those throughout the civil rights movements of the '60s, and all that has been endured by so many people up until this point. And in many cases, that brings me to tears, thinking about all that has been sacrificed. So every time I stand with my hand over my heart looking at that flag and singing the national anthem, that's what I think about. Both risking their lives to protect our country and to try to make our country and this world a better place. I envision my two grandfathers, who fought for this country during World War II, one in the Army and one in the Marine Corp.
'Let me just tell what I see or what I feel when the national anthem is played and when I look at the flag of the United States. 'I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country,' Brees said.