97-year-old WWII veteran #TakesaKnee in support of NFL players
A 97-year-old has become an internet sensation after his grandson, Brennan Gilmore, posted a photograph of John Middlemas taking a knee in protest at Donald Trump’s comments on the NFL national anthem row.
The tweet shows Mr Middlemas kneeling while wearing a veteran’s cap with the caption: “My grandpa is a 97 year-old WWII vet & Missouri farmer who wanted to join w/ those who #TakeaKnee: ‘those kids have every right to protest.'”
