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East Carolina Marching Band Booed for Kneeling During National Anthem

After some members of the East Carolina marching band knelt during the national anthem prior to Saturday's home game against Central Florida, the band was booed when it returned to the field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for halftime.

Pirate Radio 1250 provided a photo of multiple band members kneeling while "The Star-Spangled Banner"was performed:

ECU Band members kneeling during the National Anthem. #ECUvsUCF #GoPirates #BeatUCF pic.twitter.com/ggQcvBEibH

— Pirate Radio (@pirateradio1250) October 1, 2016

The same account then posted a video of the reaction when the band played at halftime:

The ECU Band was boo'ed loudly during halftime of today's game.