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islander · « **on:** April 17, 2013, 02:06:10 PM »

Carlos Arredondo hailed as hero for Boston Marathon rescue efforts

Cowboy-hatted peace campaigner and bereaved father was seen racing to help victims of blasts at finish line

Peter Walker
The Guardian, Tuesday 16 April 2013

Carlos Arredondo carrying a bloodied US flag at the scene of the Boston Marathon explosions. Photograph: Darren Mccollester/Getty Images

The aftermath of many public disasters sees the swift emergence of a public hero to counterpoint the tragedy. With the Boston Marathon attack, this person is even more extraordinary than usual: the cowboy-hatted peace campaigner and bereaved father Carlos Arredondo.

The 52-year-old Costa Rican immigrant is visible in a series of photos and videos taken immediately after the twin blasts near the finish line. The distinctive, long-haired figure sprints across the street to tear away fencing and scaffolding to reach victims. Reports said he used his clothes and towels to try to staunch bleeding.

In one graphic photograph, Arredondo can be seen seemingly pinching shut the end of an artery on the part-severed leg of a man being carried away in a wheelchair. "I kept talking to him. I kept saying: 'Stay with me, stay with me,'" Arredondo told the newspaper Maine Today.

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islander · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2013, 02:07:27 PM »

It emerged on Tuesday that the man in the wheelchair later had to have both legs removed. Jeff Bauman, 27 had a double amputation at Boston Medical Centre. He had come to see his girlfriend run.

Arredondo's story appears equally dramatic and harrowing. He was reportedly waiting at the finish to greet a runner, who was competing in the race in memory of his son Alexander Arredondo, a lance corporal in the US marines who was killed by a sniper in 2004 in Iraq. Carlos, a self-employed handyman, reacted to his son's death by setting fire to himself inside a van, suffering severe burns. He subsequently became a peace campaigner, in part in remembrance of his son.

A 2007 New York Times story recounted how Arredondo took a pickup truck around the country, carrying a flag-draped coffin and photos and mementos of Alexander, including a football and his Winnie the Pooh toy. "As long as there are marines fighting and dying in Iraq, I'm going to share my mourning with the American people," he told the paper.

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islander · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2013, 02:08:56 PM »

In December 2011, Alexander's younger brother Brian, then 24, who had become depressed after the first family tragedy and begun using drugs, killed himself.

Carlos Arredondo's sons Alex and Brian. Lance Cpl. Alex Arredondo was killed in Iraq in 2004, his brother Brian committed suicide in 2011. Source: Jamaica Plain Patch http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Video footage after the blasts shows Arredondo, gripping a small blood-soaked American flag, shaking in shock as he describes the scene to people on the street. He said the apparent cause of the blast was an improvised explosive device.

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islander · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:09:07 AM »

Looking for one good man: Boston patient searches for her savior

By Claudine Zap | The Upbeat
17 April 2013

Site of one of the bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon (Elise Amendola/AP/)

A patient has a message for the man who picked her up and carried her to safety: Thank you.

According to a report from the Boston Globe, one of 19 injured patients brought to Tufts Medical Center after the dual bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon was helped by a good Samaritan. She would like to relay her gratitude.

The patient, who suffered severe leg injuries, remembers her hero as â€œSergeant Tyler,â€ a former Marine, who may have been in uniform, and who, she recalls, had a scar on his left arm.

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islander · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:10:18 AM »

Hospital spokeswoman Brooke Tyson Hynes said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon that â€œHe told her, â€˜Youâ€™re going to have a scar, but youâ€™re going to be OK. Itâ€™ll be like my scar.â€™ â€ She added, the unidentified patient â€œbelieves he did indeed save her life.â€

Hynes said, â€œIf there is a Sergeant Tyler out there, please call Tufts Medical Center Public Affairs, and she would very much like to thank him personally.â€

She added, â€œThatâ€™s an important part of her recovery, as much as her medical recovery right now.â€

In the face of these tragic events, stories of kind and courageous acts by ordinary folks have surfaced. This is one more.

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islander · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:17:16 AM »

Acts of bravery and kindness at the Boston bombings

By Mike Krumboltz | The Upbeat
17 April 2013

An increasing number of stories are coming out of Boston about the bravery of regular folks at the site of the Boston Marathon attacks on Monday. After the two explosions at the finish line area, people sought ways small and large to help.

Many of these accounts are being told via photos posted to Twitter and other social media networks. Below are a few examples of regular folks rising to the challenges of an extraordinarily difficult day.

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islander · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:18:44 AM »

@LukeRussert

Buddy tells me 1st responder wheeled this woman out of danger and then went back to scene. #Boston pic.twitter.com/YJRWwVMw8b
3:35 PM - 15 Apr 2013

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islander · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:19:47 AM »

@FreddyWheeler

A Boston Public Works worker rushes towards the explosion with a wheelchair. #fox25 pic.twitter.com/UggjS4GnfO
8:33 PM - 15 Apr 2013

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islander · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:22:45 AM »

@pourmecoffee

First responders (Photo: Kylie Atwood/CBS News) pic.twitter.com/R9zMZiDLWk
3:49 PM - 15 Apr 2013

more at http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/regular-people-seek-help-during-boston-bombings-191930794.html

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islander · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:24:58 AM »

http://media.zenfs.com/

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islander · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:29:40 AM »

New York Yankees pays tribute to Boston Red Sox with "Sweet Caroline"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/yankees-sweet-caroline-boston-tribute_n_3095430.html?ir=Sports#ooid=JrczAxYjrrL77SvUYLvtFa8rD3We5WpF

The New York Yankees decided to pay tribute to the city of Boston by bringing a Fenway Park tradition to the Bronx on Tuesday night.

In the aftermath of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings on Monday afternoon, the Yankees chose to play Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" during the third inning of their game against Arizona on Tuesday night.

The Red Sox began playing Diamond's hit song nightly in the eighth inning of home games in 2002, according to Boston.com.

The Yankees also displayed a banner outside of Yankee Stadium to express support for Boston.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

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islander · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:29:17 PM »

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(Graphic images from Ripple's Web, http://news.ripley.za.net/)

Boston heroes ran to help victims
April 17th, 2013

An injured man is loaded into an ambulance after two bombs went off near the finish line of the fabled Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15.

A man comforts a victim on the sidewalk at the scene of the first of two apparent bombings.

A second explosion goes off near the finish line.

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islander · « **Reply #15 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:40:16 PM »

Police officers with their guns drawn hear the second explosion down the street. The first explosion knocked down 78-year-old runner Bill Iffrig at the finish line. He got up a few minutes later and finished the race.

A runner embraces another woman on the marathon route near Kenmore Square.

Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi carries a woman from the scene.

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islander · « **Reply #16 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:50:35 PM »

A victim of the first explosion is helped on the sidewalk of Boylston Street.

An injured person is taken away from the scene in a wheelchair.

A woman kneels and prays near the finish line.

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islander · « **Reply #17 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:17:34 PM »

People run down Exeter Street after the blasts.

The explosions occurred around 2:45 p.m., about an hour after the first of the race's nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line.

Victims lie on the ground at the scene of the first explosion.

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islander · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:20:52 PM »

A couple runs from the scene pushing a stroller.

A runner reacts near Kenmore Square after the explosions.

A man's blood-stained feet hang outside an ambulance.

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islander · « **Reply #19 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:24:09 PM »

A bystander who was injured in the first explosion is wheeled across the finish line while receiving medical attention from rescue workers.

The second explosion goes off near the finish line.

Boston police look at blown-out windows. The bombs shook buildings, sending people to seek shelter under tables, witnesses said.

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islander · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:28:41 PM »

Unclaimed runnersâ€™ bags fill an area near the marathon finish.

Women desperate to hear from loved ones are unable to get close to the site of the attack.

Police and runners stand near Kenmore Square after the attack.

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islander · « **Reply #21 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:45:41 PM »

Runners gather near Kenmore Square after the explosions.

An EMT worker is transferred to an ambulance outside a medical tent in Copley Square.

A SWAT team arrives on the scene.

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islander · « **Reply #22 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:50:08 PM »

A runner sits near Kenmore Square after the attack.

Runners who had not yet finished the race are stopped after the explosions.

Victims are helped at the scene of the first explosion.

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islander · « **Reply #23 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:53:31 PM »

A man in tears is helped at the scene on Boylston Street in Boston.

Passersby put pressure on a victim's leg to try to stop the bleeding at the scene of the first explosion.

Massachusetts State Police guard an area near Kenmore Square.

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islander · « **Reply #24 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:57:13 PM »

Bystanders embrace near the finish line.

Police officers gather on Newbury Street.

Women and children are evacuated from the scene.

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islander · « **Reply #25 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:22:18 PM »

Bomb squad officials check a possible suspicious device near the scene of the blasts.

A woman is comforted after the blasts.

Two injured women are taken away on stretchers.

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islander · « **Reply #26 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:25:35 PM »

An injured woman is loaded into an ambulance.

First responders load injured people into an ambulance.

An injured man is prepared to be moved from a stretcher to an ambulance.

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islander · « **Reply #27 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:28:09 PM »

An injured woman is placed on a stretcher.

A runner is comforted following the attack.

The Cambridge Police Department's bomb squad investigates unattended personal items left behind after the explosions.

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islander · « **Reply #28 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:34:16 PM »

Bystanders check their mobile devices for news of the explosions.

Carlos Arredondo, who was near the finish line when the bombs detonated, leaves the scene.

A member of the bomb squad investigates a suspicious item on the road near Kenmore Square.

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islander · « **Reply #29 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:37:33 PM »

A runner in a wheelchair is taken from a triage tent after the explosions went off.

People comfort each near the site of the blasts.

Racers and race officials stand by after multiple explosions near the finish line.

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islander · « **Reply #30 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:42:09 PM »

Emergency personnel respond to the scene.

Police and emergency crews tend to victims.

An injured woman is carried away on a stretcher.

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islander · « **Reply #31 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:47:31 PM »

A man lays on the ground after the incident.

Officials watch as the first explosion goes off on Boylston Street in Boston.

Spectators leave the bleachers after the explosions.

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Police inspect one of the blast sites.

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