veter veteran, stationed aboarded "uss guam." >> the navy for me was call to service. my dad and brother were navy guys. i'd spent time in africa. when i got back, i had a gig less than a week after i signed my papers to get out of the military. i was onstage. ♪ o say >> how did you decide to do this rock 'n' roll cover of "spar-spangled banner"? >> it haunted me. i told rich it came in a dream, i had to do it. ♪ through the perilous fight >> why do you think it has resonated? >> just what it means. what it stands for. the brave men and women who serve our country today and in the past are all things that are so i think meaningful to most americans that when they do listen to it, the sense of pride just sort of comes over. ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night