OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY CELEBRATES 'ONE WORLD, ONE DREAM'
August 12, 2008
August 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Office issued the following news release:
By Tim Hipps
FMWRC Public Affairs
Six hundred people were involved in the installation, ignition, direction, supervision and safety of setting off 11,456 fireworks from 287 points atop the stadium and 8,428 more from 27 positions in the central area during the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on Aug. 8. There were another 1,462 g . . .
By Tim Hipps
FMWRC Public Affairs
Six hundred people were involved in the installation, ignition, direction, supervision and safety of setting off 11,456 fireworks from 287 points atop the stadium and 8,428 more from 27 positions in the central area during the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on Aug. 8. There were another 1,462 g . . .