Also, 15 of the police ( patrolmen from Watertown and surround communities ) were taken to St Elizabeth's Hospital for treatment of nonspecified conditions. I'd guess that all these men may have been suffering from elevated blood pressure.
Bostonians take back their town
Beneath the storefront window, people had placed flowers, American flags, stuffed animals and
the image of Jesus Christ. Pedestrians were taking cellphone pictures of the memorial and a
conspicuous block of smooth cement under a lamppost, the spot where the bombers turned
Marathon Sports into ground zero on Boylston Street.
It was Thursday evening, and the place had reopened for business only a few hours earlier.
The blood-soaked carpeting had been ripped out and replaced, and customers and employees
inside were embracing each other -- sometimes tearfully -- between displays of T-shirts and
running shoes.
"I've had 10 complete strangers give me a hug today, a big hug too," said Dan Soleau, brand
development manager at Marathon Sports. He had just watched a 4-year-old girl drop down
a daffodil amid the homemade signs calling for love and strength and just heard the girl's
mother explaining to her why such gestures are important.
Dan Soleau of Marathon Sports stands where he was on April 15, 20 feet from the first explosion.
