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U.S. pole vaulter stops in mid-run to stand at attention for national anthem

The 2016 Olympics in Rio will be remembered for many strange images provided by U.S. athletes. Think Michael Phelps' death stare, or Lilly King's finger wag.

Let us present one more compelling, bizarre image: Pole vaulter Sam Kendricks stopping in the middle of a practice run to stand at attention for the national anthem.

2nd LT Sam Kendricks stops mid-run to stand at attention when he hears the national anthemud83cuddfaud83cuddf8 https://t.co/9yoosVTGNC https://t.co/aNohNvGWxN

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 21, 2016

As a 2nd Lt. in the U.