tonight, boston strong today was the 127th boston marathon how ten years after th horrific bombing that killed three people, and you re 260 my colleague lester holt tal to some of the folks whose lives were changed forever tha day. it is always struck me is that there was that one moment and then every momen thereafter was humanity at its best an appreciation that for te years has guided patrick downs and his wife jessica can ski spectators, and newlyweds on that fateful monday. jess and i both lost ou left leg below the knee. we were totally helpless, we intrusted our lives, and our livelihood into the hands of these total strangers. strangers who would truly become shoulders to lean on. i will never forget tha moment every time i think about it, i get the chills, because thes five marines walked into m
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appreciation that for ten years has guided patrick downs and his wife jessica kensky. spectators and newlyweds on that fateful monday. jess and i both lost our left legs below the knee. we were totally helpless. we entrusted our lives and our livelihood into the hands of these total strangers. reporter: strangers who would truly become shoulders to lean on. i will never forget that moment. and every time i think about it i get the chills because these five marines walked into my hospital room five days after the bombing. to see these guys, four on prosthetics, one in a wheelchair, back to life, big smiles on their faces, full of spirit, and it was just the most incredible gift. and then they kept coming back. you couldn t get rid of us. couldn t get rid of you. reporter: retired marine sergeant gabe martinez lost both his legs in an i.e.d. blast in afghanistan in 2010. gabe and other veterans from an organization called semper fi and america s fund immediately set out for b