Firefighter's ASL Pledge was homage to her late father

Georgia fire captain Andrea Hall delivered the Pledge of Allegiance on Inauguration Day in sign language.

She told CBS News:

I really just wanted to pay homage to the deaf and hard of hearing community. The words of the pledge are significant not just for us, but for them as well.

She also used it because that's how she spoke to her late father who was deaf.

It's just like if I spoke another language, like Spanish or French, when you have a native language that you speak. It's like comfort food, you know. It's like mashed potatoes and gravy.

Watch the CBS News video report here.