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Listen via free Real Audio player
to the program clips (below)
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6:30 p.m. Processional and Parade of Athletes
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Hank Rosenzweig
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National Anthem and Posting of the Colors American Legion Color Guard |
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Welcome from the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games Committee Elizabeth Seeley |
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Remarks from the mayor of Columbus Greg Lashutka |
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Remarks from the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Joseph Brand |
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Official Dedication of the Organ and Tissue Donation Stamp Larry Hagman Joseph Brand
Oscar Robertson
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Remarks from the Transplant Community Ronald Ferguson, MD |
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Remarks from the U.S. Transplant Games Title and Founding Sponsor Anthony Venditti Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
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The 5th Annual National Donor Recognition Ceremony
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Sponsored by the Division of Transplantation, Health Resources and
Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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D.W. Chen, M.D., M.P.H. |
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A Video Tribute to Our Country's Donors
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Father Kwasi Anthony Thornell |
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Carl Lewis
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Remarks from the World Transplant Games Federation Maurice Slapak, M.D. |
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Joseph DiNoia |
Recitation of the Athletes' Oath Athletes' Oath In the name of all competitors I promise that we will take part in these Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport, and the honor of our teams. |
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The Official Lighting of the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games Torch
Ray Velasco |
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Recessional
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