In 2002, Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers marched into the middle of the road<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and \u201cpopped up a salute\u201d to thank the thousands of veterans rumbling down the road on their motorcycles at the Memorial Day Rolling Thunder event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since, the man \u2013 known as \u201cThe Saluting Marine\u201d \u2013 became a main attraction at the annual parade held in Washington, DC, holding an excruciating hours-long salute to honor fallen soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharing a photo of the moment on Facebook, the saluting soldier writes, \u201cPrayers are private he displayed the courage to walk out in front of millions to practice his own faith I had to reinforce his courage and kneel down with him (sic).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After saluting Chambers and the fallen soldiers, she then placed a red rose by the memorial, prompting an eruption of cheers from parade goers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clip, seen by 6.2 million people since it was first posted on YouTube, captured the hearts of people praising her patriotism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat woman made me so proud to be an American because I lost two brothers to the war,\u201d writes one online user. A second shares, \u201cShe made me cry, I\u2019m so proud to be an American. God bless all our fallen warriors and God bless America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n