A Utah veteran sang the national anthem and threw out the first pitch at a Corpus Christi Hooks game Friday night — the result of a bond formed nine months ago over a song about veterans mental health.
The connection began when Sam Torres, a former Marine Corps sergeant, heard Adam Kelley, a former Army staff sergeant, singing a song called “Grandpa My Hero.”
Two veterans bond over music and unite in Corpus Christi for a Hooks game national anthem
“I was listening when Jenny played it… that song Grandpa My Hero. I was very close to my grandfather and me being a marine and his grandfather being a marine that really just hit home with me. It just really hit me hard,” Torres said.
Kelley writes music to raise awareness for veterans mental health, drawing from his own experience. His music is available on Spotify and Apple Music under Adam Kelley…