2 years on: Boston Marathon bombings
The second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings brought together survivors and rescuers Wednesday as the city prepared to mark the day with a moment of silence, the tolling of church bells and a call for kindness. – Associated Press
- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, right. looks down after Boston Marathon survivor Jane Richard, left, and her brother Henry removed a drape covering a memorial honoring victims and survivors at one of two blast sites near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Parents, Bill and Denise Richards, back, stood by during the unveiling. Boston marked the second anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombings with a subdued remembrance that includes a moment of silence, the pealing of church bells and a call for kindness. The children lost their brother Martin Richard while standing with him during one of the explosions. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via AP)
- Boston Marathon survivor Jeff Bauman, right, walks past one of two blast sites with Carlos Arredondo, who helped save his life, near the finish line of the Boston Mararthon in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Boston marked the second anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombings with a subdued remembrance that includes a moment of silence, the pealing of church bells and a call for kindness. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
- Boston Marathon survivor Jane Richard holds the hand of her brother Henry, center, as their family walks down Boylston Street with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, left, after a ceremony honoring victims and survivors at one of two blast sites near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Boston marked the second anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombings with a subdued remembrance that includes a moment of silence, the pealing of church bells and a call for kindness. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
- Boston Marathon survivor Jane Richard, left, watches as her brother Henry removes a drape covering a memorial honoring victims and survivors at one of two blast sites near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Boston marked the second anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombings with a subdued remembrance that includes a moment of silence, the pealing of church bells and a call for kindness. The children lost their brother Martin Richard while standing with him during one of the explosions. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
- Boston Marathon survivor Jeff Bauman, right, is embraced by Carlos Arredondo, who helped save his life, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Boston marked the second anniversary of the 2013 marathon bombings with a subdued remembrance that includes a moment of silence, the pealing of church bells and a call for kindness. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
- A detailed view of flowers placed on a sidewalk on Boylston Street commemorating the two-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, on April 15, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two years ago, two pressure cooker bombs killed three and injured an estimated 264 others during the Boston marathon on April 15, 2013. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
- A detailed view of a wreath placed on a sidewalk on Boylston Street commemorating the two-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, on April 15, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two years ago, two pressure cooker bombs killed three and injured an estimated 264 others during the Boston marathon on April 15, 2013. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
- People walk past a memorial on Boylston Street commemorating the two-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, on April 15, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two years ago, two pressure cooker bombs killed three and injured an estimated 264 others during the Boston marathon on April 15, 2013. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
- Melvin Morales, 20, of Rhode Island looks up at a memorial on Boylston Street commemorating the two-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two years ago, two pressure cooker bombs killed three and injured an estimated 264 others during the Boston marathon, on April 15, 2013. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)