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Boston Marathon Bombing

Personal tragedy brought Carlos Arredondo, "the man in the cowboy hat," to the finish line that day, but his spontaneous act of heroism helped save a life and change the course of the investigation into the attack.

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Boston Marathon Bombing | HISTORY