Program
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6:30 p.m. Processional and Parade of Athletes
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Hank Rosenzweig
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Official Dedication
of the Organ and Tissue Donation Stamp
Larry Hagman
Joseph Brand
J.T. Weeker
Senator
Mike DeWine
Oscar Robertson
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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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Presiding
D.W. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Donor Family Remarks
Kenneth P. Moritsugu,
M.D., M.P.H.,
Asst. Surgeon General
of the U.S.
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A Video Tribute to Our Country's Donors
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Benediction
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
Isaiah Diaz
Entire Assembly of Transplant Athletes
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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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Recessional
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