A young bagpiper was seen playing outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, near a makeshift memorial for the organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated this week.

In his tribute to Kirk, who was fatally shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University, the young man played “America the Beautiful” while standing in the sun near a large cluster of balloons, flowers, and posters honoring the conservative who championed America and free speech:

The song was written in the 19th century and the lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates who was inspired by the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, according to Classic FM.

The final two verses of the song read:

O beautiful for heroes proved

In liberating strife,

Who more than sel

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