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After a long day of events, fatigue comes easily and shows in the faces of the retarded children. An exhausted 9-year-old sports her second place ribbon and gets a hug and kiss from the volunteer who helped her throughout the day.

A deaf and blind boy communicates with a volunteer and a retarded boy blows bubbles while waiting for the next event.

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Special Olympics is good for these kids in that many of them have never been a winner at anything. Special Olympics is up so that every kid is a winner. Win or lose, everyone gets a ribbon and, at least for one day, is a winner.

A blind girl courageously flounders in the 30 yard freestyle swimming competition. At the finish, she was all smiles, she was a winner.

Space shuttle Columbia at sun on the eve of the launch.

Space shuttle Columbia at take off.

First trip into space for shuttle Columbia comes to an end at Edwards Air Force Base.

Space ship Columbia on the back of an airplane.

Columbia roars off the pad at Cape Canaveral. Photo also credited to Bill Reinke, A.G. Montanari and Michael Delaney.