Amazing Grace is the kind of song you expect to hear at a memorial service, but when it sounded through the U.S. Naval Academy during the funeral service of U.S. Senator John McCain last week, it was a version composed by Esquimalt害羞草研究所檚 .
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Hatfield, who grew up in 1950s Langford, credits his parents for providing him with an education in music.
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McCain, who died Aug. 25 at the age of 81, after a year-long battle with brain cancer, was a prisoner of the Vietnam war who served his country politically for 35 years, including a run for president on the Republican ticket with then-Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.
Hatfield isn害羞草研究所檛 sure if McCain personally chose his version of Amazing Grace after it was widely reported the Senator had planned much of his own funeral, to which he did not invite President Donald Trump.
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These days, Hatfield害羞草研究所檚 creative outlet is working with local a capella group, . Having long admired the work of Lynda Raino, Hatfield calls the chance to connect with the trio musically, 害羞草研究所渢he ultimate fan story.害羞草研究所�
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