SALT LAKE CITY'Balancing an extraordinary wave of American patriotism against international protocol, Olympic officials decided Wednesday that the torn and tattered U.S. flag recovered at Ground Zero Sept. 11 will be carried at Friday night's Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Earlier in the week, a subcommittee of the International Olympic Committee inflamed U.S. passions by saying the flag could be raised at the ceremony but not carried by American athletes during the parade of nations. The IOC reversed the decision Wednesday morning.
The flag recently flew inside New Orleans' Superdome during Sunday's Super Bowl.
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