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-Land of the Free
Moving moment brother of boy, 8, who was youngest victim of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing completes race in honor of his murdered sibling
2022-04-19
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • Henry Richard, 20, completed the race for the first time since his brother's death

  • Martin Richard was only eight-years-old when he was killed nine years ago - the youngest of three people killed in the Boston terror attack

  • Henry and Martin's sister Jane also lost her leg in the terror attack

  • Two other people and another 263 participants were injured from the incident

  • 'I did it for both of us, and my sister, and the rest of my family…I love this city…This is Boston Strong.' Henry said after completing the race in four hours

  • Among 28,000 other participants, the Pace University student ran the marathon with his siblings' names written on each side of his arms

  • Martin would have been 18-years-old in June this year and has a park named after him in Boston
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