Bostonians remember the deadly marathon bombing 10 years later ahead of the 127th race on Monday.
With a bagpiper playing"The Bells of Dunblane" and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in themarked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths.
Standing next to Black, Karen Russell, of Boston, said she felt it was important to witness the procession especially on the 10th anniversary. During a tense, four-day manhunt that paralyzed the city, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer Sean Collier was shot dead in his car. Boston Police Officer Dennis Simmonds also died a year after he was wounded in a confrontation with the bombers.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death and much of the attention, in recent years, has been around his bid to avoid being executed. The bombing not only unified Boston —"Boston Strong" became the city's rallying cry — but inspired many in the running community and prompted scores of those impacted by the terror attack to run the marathon. At the memorial sites Saturday several flower pots with the words"Boston Strong" held what have become known as Marathon daffodils.
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