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BOSTON - APRIL 8: Camille Lerner, 21, of Boston, painted the words 'B Strong' on the window of Sugar Heaven on Boylston Street, across from the Finish Line where the first bomb went off, after the verdict came down in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston on April 8, 2015. No victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was more poignant, perhaps, than eight-year-old Martin Richard. It was a photo of a smiling Martin, who was from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, holding up a handmade sign saying, “No more hurting people,” that seemed to underscore the callousness of the acts and...

...“That was Martin,” McDonagh said, after the brief ceremony was concluded, “that’s what I will always remember, Martin’s smile. He was a talented athlete, sure, but more than that, he was just a happy kid. He was an 8-year-old boy who loved life. And this is the kind of day that was made for him.”

I am in no way belittling this poor child. I feel really bad for his family and friends and I can not comprehend the loss of my son or anyone else. However, I could not help but notice the irony of this picture. The little guy probably had idealistic bleeding heart liberal teachers. When I was his age we boys were drawing army men and tanks and other war pictures.

<p>The father of Martin William Richard today said he is trying to both grieve the death of his 8-year-old son, who was killed at the Boston Marathon bombings, and help his wife and daughter recover from injuries they suffered during the terrorist attack on Monday.</p>