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Kerry, Dean assist, and Cedar Rapids wedding at tailgate
Howard Dean helps a man who collapsed outside Central High in Des Moines before a campaign event while John Kerry skates with local firefighters. In Iowa City, Pete Welch and Deborah Smith wed under a Hawkeye tailgating tent near Kinnick Stadium, with ESPN covering the ceremony.
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Howard Dean
Central High School
Des Moines
Dean
Vermont
Massachusetts
John Kerry
the Gazette
Iowa City
ESPN
Kinnick Stadium
Pete Welch
Deborah Smith
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Naval Reserve Center
Bruce Goddard
Welch
Cynthia Byerrum Mayfield
Orange County
Calif
Veterans Memorial Commission
Hawkeye
Iowa
Jacksonville
Fla
Buzz Orr
Maid of
Jerri Olsen