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VIDEO: She brought an airport terminal to tears with emotional Star-Spangled Banner honoring World War II veterans

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ROMULUS, Mich. – The woman working the Delta gate at Detroit Metro Airport brought an airport terminal to tears with her spontaneous rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Anna Marie Barile sang the national anthem to honor a group of World War II veterans boarding a flight to France for D-Day memorial ceremonies, according to WXYZ.com.

Someone in the terminal captured the emotional moment and uploaded the video on YouTube.

June 6, 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.