Notre Dame's Josh Yago delivers Memorial Day salute during anthem before lacrosse championship game

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Notre Dame's Josh Yago delivered one of the best scenes of Memorial Day before the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse championship even started.

Yago, a graduate transfer from Air Force and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Space Force, stood at attention and saluted during the national anthem before Notre Dame faced Princeton on Monday afternoon in Charlottesville.

It was an awesome moment.

Josh Yago of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish went viral for his patriotic display on Memorial Day prior to the start of the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse championship. (Larry French/NCAA Photos)

Several videos of Yago posted on social media quickly racked up hundreds of thousands of views. "SportsCenter" posted the full video of Yago standing on the Notre Dame sideline in full Fighting Irish gear, helmet off, with his right hand raised in salute while "The Star-Spangled Banner" played.

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On a normal day, it would've been a cool moment.

On Memorial Day? It was perfect.

Yago isn’t just another college athlete who happened to be shown on camera during the anthem. He spent his first four years at Air Force, became one of the best players in program history, graduated from the academy, and then transferred to Notre Dame for his final college lacrosse season.

He’s also preparing to continue serving the country after his lacrosse career.

That made Monday’s anthem moment hit a little differently. A player with a military background, wearing an American flag patch on his jersey, standing at attention on Memorial Day before playing for a