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| Finally the time has come for the big event. We were so excited that we forgot how cold it was. | The show started with a look back at the history of the winter olympic sites. | I got to see the show on tape when I got back. Let me tell you, it was so much better in person! | ||||||||||
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| One of the 1st things that they did was to bring in a flag that flew at the World Trade Center. The entire place went silent. You could hear a pin drop. The only sound was that of the military helicopters flying above. That's President Bush on the right. | The main production started with a skating routine that highlighted the Olympic theme, "Light The Fire Within." | We got to be a part of the celebration by lighting a flashlight on cue... Hey, we should have gotten paid for that! | ||||||||||
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| USA! USA! Here is team USA marching into the stadium. | The rainbow of color in the distance is the Olympic Athletes, Utah Symphony and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. | Hundreads of Buglers announced the next part of the ceremony with a terrific fanfare. | ||||||||||
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Utah was originally inhabited by 5 Indian tribes. The 5 tribes got together during the ceremonies and each tribe welcomed the athletes in their native tounges. | |||||||||||
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