Thursday, April 25, 2013

A Remarkable Memorial For the Boston Marathon Bombing

"Police throng to MIT to honor fallen officer" by Brian Ballou and Peter Schworm  |  Globe Staff, April 24, 2013

Security at Wednesday’s memorial was heavy, with snipers on rooftops and metal detectors at the entrance....

In his remarks to the crowd, Vice President Joe Biden called the Marathon bombers “two twisted, perverted, cowardly, knock-off jihadis.”

In 1972, Biden’s first wife, Neilia, and their year-old daughter were killed in a car crash; two other children survived. Biden referred to his own family tragedy in consoling the Collier family, telling them that despite their overwhelming grief, there will come a time when a smile will replace tears....

James Taylor performed two songs during the service,

Cut from the web:

Some in the crowd joined in singing, while others clapped along.

Gross.

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Related: MIT cop Sean Collier was shot execution-style because terrorists ‘needed a gun’

Translation: government hit men executed him because they needed the Boston cops to be ready to kill -- and it worked.