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April 16, 2014

Boston Marks 1st Anniversary of Marathon Bombing 
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A ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the
Boston Marathon bombing. Three people were killed and 264 were wounded
when a pair of homemade bombs exploded near the race's finish line.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and bombing survivor Patrick Downes,
who lost a leg in the attack, paid tribute to the community response and
the resilience of survivors.

Gov. Deval Patrick: "The thing we witnessed in the aftermath of that
vicious attack last year, and that I submit we are here today to
celebrate, is precisely that sense of community, that enduring and
transcendent display you and so many others showed last year of kindness
and grace."

Patrick Downes: "To our fellow survivor community, what would we do
without each other? We should have never met this way, but we are so
grateful for each other. We have shared our despair, sense of loss and
challenges as well as our hope, gratitude and triumphs."

 

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