President Barack Obama on Thursday traveled to Boston to deliver a message to those in the city touched by Monday's deadly bombings as well as individuals from around the world watching our country's response: we will persevere.
?This doesn?t stop us," Obama said at an interfaith service Thursday held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End for those killed and injured by the bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line. "And that?s what you taught us, Boston: to push on, to persevere." As of Thursday, the attack had killed three and injured more than 170.
He spoke to the injured watching Thursday's service from their hospital beds, alluding to injuries that left many with severely injured or missing limbs.
"You will run again. Of that I have no doubt, you will run again," the president said to wide applause.
Obama spoke in detail about two of the victims who lost their lives: 8-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell of Medford. And he assured residents of Boston that they are not alone in their recovery from Monday's tragedy.
"Every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. Every one of us stands with you,"
"For millions of us, what happened on Monday is personal," he said.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama joined members of Congress, state and local officials and faith leaders for Thursday's service.
Boston mayor Tom Menino spoke at the beginning of Thursday's service, highlighting what he called "the courage of our city at work"-- men who removed their shirts to staunch bleeding, women who aided the injured, business owners and residents who opened their doors to the wounded and offered their assistance.
"Nothing can defeat the heart of this city," Menino said.
The president on Thursday will also meet with families impacted by the bombing as well as first responders, deputy press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Boston.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-speak-boston-vigil-bombing-victims-141321374--politics.html
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