The ball bearings glinted in the sun, catching the light like the sparkles on the ocean around Moon Island. A robotic arm stretched tentatively, careful not to set off the bomb.
On April 19, 2013, Watertown emerged from hiding to reckon with what had just happened on their streets. One bomber was dead, the other captured. Millions of residents rejoiced, and David Ortiz gave the most memorable speech delivered in Boston this century.
“This jersey that we wear today, it doesn't say Red Sox. It says Boston,” Ortiz told the cheering crowd at Fenway Park on April 20, 2013, standing on the field in a celebration before a game. “This is our (expletive) city. And no one's going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong!”
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