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Air Force Airman 1st Class Alan Bauman visits his brother, Jeff Bauman, in a Boston hospital. Jeff lost both of his legs from the explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Courtesy photo

Air Force Airman 1st Class Alan Bauman visits his brother, Jeff Bauman, in a Boston hospital. Jeff lost both of his legs from the explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Courtesy photo

Air Force Airman 1st Class Alan Bauman visits his brother, Jeff Bauman, in a Boston hospital. Jeff lost both of his legs from the explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Courtesy photo

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