This is pretty inspiring

Eight years ago, Lopez Lomong didn't even have a country. Now he'll be carrying the flag for his adopted nation, leading the U.S. Olympic team at opening ceremonies Friday night.

Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, won a vote of team captains Wednesday to earn the honor of leading America's contingent into the 90,000-seat Bird's Nest Stadium.

He was born in Sudan, separated from his parents at the point of a gun at age 6, and with the help of friends, he escaped confinement and made it to a refugee camp in Kenya. In 2001, he was brought to America as part of a program to relocate lost children from war-torn Sudan.

He was adopted by a family in the town of Tully, which is a few miles away from here. I think it's pretty inspiring how he came so far through such circumstances. The town of Tully is ecstatic, because they considered him one of their own from the moment he got here.

Heres the news story. Local and national. It's just pretty cool.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/cnys_lopez_lomong_to_be_us_fla.html

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/flag.bearer/index.html

 

That's amazing.

 

It just goes to show that what they say is true "anything is possible"

A great honor for him and his home town

 

THat's pretty impressive. Truely is an "anything is possible if you want it" kind of story.

 

Great story nothing is imposible, counting th days to the Olympics

 

Great story Wenchie! There's no moss growing under this guy's feet!:-D I have to find out why China is so interested in trade with the Sudan, diamonds/oil? What else do the Sudanese have to trade? Anyways, I'll find out.

 

Athletes apparently

 

Hahaha, I don't think that would go over too well with the Chinese populace!roflmao