A Wenatchee athlete competing in the Washington Special Olympics extends high-fives to the supporting crowd as he and his teammates join more than 2,800 athletes at this year's opening ceremony, May 30, 2014. JBLM has been hosting the Special Olympics for more than 40 years, with sports like swimming, soccer, track and field, powerlifting, and cycling. Volunteers from the local communities, JBLM, Boy Scouts Troop 361, and much more formed a funnel of support for the incoming athletes. The ceremony began with cheers and chants from the athletes, carried over with motivating remarks from keynote speakers, and ended in celebrational dance to music provided by the I Corps band. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Dayan Neely, 20th Public Affairs Detachment.)