Lilian Garcia sings the national anthem: SmackDown, Sept. 13, 2001

Lilian Garcia sings a stirring rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" on the first SmackDown after September 11th.

[Natnow]

She has said the reason she got to sing was because Rock found out she sung and spoke to producers telling them to let her perform. Two legends

[jokerinthebronx]

Lilian does something a lot of singers don't do. She goes up on "flag was still there." While that's not how it was technically written, it's effective as hell.

[dolph-aj]

One of the most emotionnal moment in WWE History! Lilian just gave me goosebumps

[edwardfetner]

0:28 Debra with her right arm raised always gets me for some reason. You can tell how deeply she feels

[bethdeluca]

The way Lillian was able to finish was amazing

[RavensFlock]

20 years later and this still gives me chills. For her to go out there two days after what happened on 9/11 when it was still fresh in everyones minds and sing it that well. Amazing.

[tknwxyzal]

she never fails to send chills down my spine when she sings, “our flag was still there!”

[JosephMule]

when she said "Our flag was still there" i almost cried

[jakers]

17 years later and it still gives me chills...

God Bless America

[midnightVipervenom]

Even for non Americans this is so powerful and moving

[noblewarrior]

Who’s here 21 years later?? Still the best rendition of the anthem I’ve ever heard especially given the circumstances

[TB-wnxk]

I'm so glad that Lillian put such emphasis on the "our flag was still there" line after everything that happened just two days prior. We needed to remember that despite what happened America was still standing.

[leofcpm]

Damn, the way she held her tears until the end was amazing... This gave me goosebumps, not to mention Vince's speech short afterwads which was also epic.

[coolvideos]

Lillian Garcia will always be my favorite ring announcer!

[Thedark]

I am Russian, but this singing almost made me cry. This was a tragedy and people of Russia mourn with you. God bless America and Russia. We are not your enemies, no matter what politicians try to do🙏🇺🇸🇷🇺

[abc_cba]

I have goosebumps and I'm not even American . Why? Because we are all humans and those died shouldn't be forgotten. God bless you. Love to those affected, prayers from India 🇮🇳

[joneve]

How is this woman not in the hall of fame for this one moment alone??? 😱😭🇺🇲

[jelenawhite]

Literally gave me goosebumps! ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE SAID "and our flag was still there!!" OMG, such a touching moment. She was so brave and strong to go up there and sing the anthem. <3

[avengedsoul]

OK, here's the deal...I'm Australian. This moment happened nearly 17 years ago, and this the first time I've actually watched Lilian sing the national anthem for 9/11.

I'm in tears, and I'm covered in goosebumps. That was beautiful.

[steventurner]

I'm not even American but when she sing "our flag was still there" chills running down my spine. Awesome performance.