As the boys in blue baseball jerseys trooped over the Savin Hill bridge, led by the skirling of bagpipes and a slow-moving fire engine, they saw a row of men standing with hands over hearts, many with moist eyes and all wearing shirts that read, “We are Martin’s Firefighters.”
The Savin Hill Rangers -- one player short this year after 8-year-old Martin Richard was killed in the marathon bombings -- held up their hands and high-fived the firefighters, who chanted the team’s name and encouraged the boys to hit home runs.
For Nolan McKenna, 9, a teammate and friend of Martin’s, the outpouring of support at Saturday morning’s annual parade to start the Little League season left him with mixed feelings.
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4 comments:
How about Fernandos fight?
God bless him. Cut the terrorists F eyes out.
RIP little guy. I'd rather see more stories about you than about that butcher they hold in forever custody for murder & mayhem.
R.I.P Son.
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