Moving moment brother of boy, 8, who was youngest victim of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing completes race in honor of his murdered sibling
[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
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-19 |