Eight-year-old Martin Richard was a Little League baseball player, big brother and native of Massachusetts. His life ended April 15, 2013, when one of two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, ripping limbs from his small body
Nicholas Yanni and Lee Ann Yanni: Yanni himself sustained a pierced eardrum while his wife Lee Ann suffered a shattered fibula. (Photo: AP)
The husband and wife duo Nicole Gross and Michael Gross suffered grevious injuries at the bombing. Nicole had two breaks in her left leg, an ankle fracture and a severed Achilles' tendon. Michael received third-degree burns to his head, face and
Caroline Reinsch and her boyfriend Christian Williams were severely injured. Christian's legs and right hand were ripped open and bled profusely. For Caroline, It took 11 days until she had healed enough from the surgeries to be released, leaving
Jeff Bauman Jr (27) lost both lower limbs at the bombing. The remains of his limbs later had to be removed at Boston Medical Center because of extensive vascular and bone damage. He also had to have another surgery because of fluid in his abdomen.
When two bombs transformed last year’s Boston Marathon into a war zone, the Norden family absorbed a double dose of grief. J. P., 34, and his brother Paul, 32, both strapping construction workers in their prime were there to cheer on a friend, each
Like many other youngsters, Sean Collier wanted to be a police officer. Unlike most, he brought that dream to life — and then died doing it, becoming a central character in the gripping hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. (Photo: AP)
Lingzi Lu: Like thousands of others, Lu the graduate student from China crowded with friends around the finish line at the Boston Marathon to cheer on the runners. Lu lost her limbs and her life in the tragic bombing (Photo: Facebook)