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Public Heroes at Boston Marathon
http://www.afscme.org/news/publications/newsletters/works/works-spring-2013/public-heroes-at-boston-marathon
By Pablo Ros
In April, two bombs ripped through a crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring 176. Within seconds, public service workers, including AFSCME members, rushed toward the detonation sites, tending to gravely wounded victims, evacuating survivors, and peeling back debris.
Photo courtesy of Council 93
“The knowledge that AFSCME public works and other city employees rushed to the scene to help first responders evacuate and treat the injured makes us proud,” said International Vice Pres. and Council 93 Exec. Dir. Frank Moroney and Pres. Charles C. Owen, Jr. “But these feelings of relief and pride are completely eclipsed by a profound sense of shock and sadness over what happened to our city.”
FULL story at link.
