The South Fulton fire captain who recited and signed the Pledge of Allegiance at President Joe Biden’s inauguration was moved to tears Wednesday morning after being recognized by city leaders — and one special guest. Capt. Andrea Hall was broadcast into living rooms across the nation last month when she took the stage in Washington, D.C. She had been asked to recite the pledge, but ended up doing it in American Sign Language as well. Hall, whose father was deaf, helped bring sign language interpretation to South Fulton’s public meetings as a way to show support for the hearing-impaired community and keep them informed. During Wednesday’s recognition ceremony, city leaders read a proclamation thanking Hall for her contributions to the fire department and the city, as well as hundreds of thousands of hearing-impaired Americans.
But the highlight of the event was Hall being moved to tears by a special guest.