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Voices of gratitude, defiance at Boston bombing memorial
Survivors, officials, first responders and guests pause as the flag is raised at the finish line during a tribute in honor of the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A Boston Police honor guard is posted outside the Forum restaurant, the site of the second of two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Boston. Three were killed and more than 260 injured in last year's explosions near the finish line of the race. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Former Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Vice President Joe Biden and Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick lower their heads for a moment of silence during a tribute in honor of the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
http://news.yahoo.com/biden-patrick-among-top-officials-expected-boston-bombing-110500876--spt.html
Dear Boston~
Run on Boston! 04/21/2014 We will be there to cheer you on.
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White House: President Obama observes a moment of silence to honor victims of last year’s Boston Marathon bombing. #BostonStrong
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/04/15/a-moment-of-silence-2/
(The Richard family with Mayor Marty Walsh)
MOre photos commemorating BostonStrong..
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/04/15/boston-strong/
Mahalo for your beautiful tribute to those who were affected by the terrorist bombing last year at this time.
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The statement from the President was so beautiful. He feels our pain.
That last picture of Martins family just did me in. 
No more hurting people~
Thank you Cha, from Boston, I thank you. 
forgotten that, she~Thank you 
Thank you for keeping us so informed last year and throughout regarding the Strength of Boston, she~
Thank you so much for posting it!
Cha!
And, thanks to good ol TOD!
"One year ago today, the United States and one of its great cities were gutted by the horrific events at the finish line of the Boston Marathon and the aftermath of that day's terrorist acts that took lives and limbs, ripped apart families and created new, difficult realities for the survivors and their loved ones.
Boston got back on its feet because that's what Boston does. The recovery from the senseless tragedy will last lifetimes, but it began that day, April 15, 2013, and it continues, Boston Strong, on its one-year anniversary.
Baseball has been able to play a small part in the recovery from the bombings. The hometown Red Sox were in the early stages of a World Series championship season when the two bombs went off near the Marathon finish line and the pursuit of the murderers went into the suburbs and into the following days, and the team's season-long and still-enduring commitment to honoring the victims and providing the occasional fun distraction for the survivors and their families and friends served as an inspiration as the team rolled through October to finally win a ring at home.
"The best way I could sum it up is, yeah, I think it was a moment in time that enabled us to galvanize in a certain way," manager John Farrell said last October. "It was an opportunity for our players to understand their importance in this city, what the Red Sox mean to this region."
MOre..
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/a-year-after-marathon-bombings-boston-and-its-fans-still-standing-strong?ymd=20140415&content_id=72148772&vkey=news_mlb
Red Sox
Boston got back on its feet because that's what Boston does. The recovery from the senseless tragedy will last lifetimes, but it began that day, April 15, 2013, and it continues, Boston Strong, on its one-year anniversary.
Baseball has been able to play a small part in the recovery from the bombings. The hometown Red Sox were in the early stages of a World Series championship season when the two bombs went off near the Marathon finish line and the pursuit of the murderers went into the suburbs and into the following days, and the team's season-long and still-enduring commitment to honoring the victims and providing the occasional fun distraction for the survivors and their families and friends served as an inspiration as the team rolled through October to finally win a ring at home.
"The best way I could sum it up is, yeah, I think it was a moment in time that enabled us to galvanize in a certain way," manager John Farrell said last October. "It was an opportunity for our players to understand their importance in this city, what the Red Sox mean to this region."
MOre..
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/a-year-after-marathon-bombings-boston-and-its-fans-still-standing-strong?ymd=20140415&content_id=72148772&vkey=news_mlb
Red Sox 
Boston Medical Center held a flag-raising ceremony Monday morning in memory of the victims from the Boston Marathon bombings, featuring Marathon survivor John Odom and portions of the America 4 Boston Prayer Canvas. PHOTO BY MAYA DEVEREAUX/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
http://dailyfreepress.com/2014/04/15/boston-medical-center-honors-boston-marathon-victims-at-flag-raising-ceremony/
Yes the Sox helped heal us, their tribute to Boston touched so many souls.
Thank you Cha!
"Jessica Sokol, 24, of Boston, and a student at the BU School of Public Health said the flag-raising ceremony emphasized importance of reflecting on what happened last year and appreciating everyone who helped the victims.
“Every time we talk about the event it gets easier,” she said. “It’s good to just talk about things and to just feel everything that happened.”
[font color=blue]America 4 Boston Prayer Canvas[/font] Mahalo
“Every time we talk about the event it gets easier,” she said. “It’s good to just talk about things and to just feel everything that happened.”
[font color=blue]America 4 Boston Prayer Canvas[/font]
Mahalo 
No more hurting people~
when we all wanted to see the Boston Strong Concert...
I finally found a link.
This song~
It was a great one
We caught that great concert! Yes we did. ROFL I was alerted on way back then for posting that on GD.
freshwest
For all your support.
Together we are stong.
and some great pics!
Thank you, ITW.
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