The Opening Ceremony started at approximately 7AM Friday morning and the walkers left the Baltimore Convention Center around 7:20AM.

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One of the walkers was a cancer survivor, 77 year old Sister Maria O.W. also known as "The racing Blue Nun". This was her second walk and walked the entire way with the others.  You can see her in the following four pictures.

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