In Tragic Wake of Boston Marathon Bombing, We Are All Patriots

Amazement are Patriotsa Those were Robert Kraftas terms after the New England Patriots seized their first championship in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Currently, in the aftermath of the Patriotsa Day bombing at the storied Boston Marathon, they ring truer than ever.A Indeed, we're all patriots, and Monday was our day.A No longer does Patriotsa Day participate in Boston.A No longer could it be underneath the sole property of Massachusetts and Maine. Nor does it fit in with the hatred and fear that went Mondayas dreadful act of violence and the dirt of societyas undercarriage that perpetrated it. ATheir day will are available in time, though it will be one of reckoning and justice, not patriotism and definitely not one of concern triumphing over motivation and friendship. No, Patriotsa Day belongs to the eight-year-old child whose life was tragically cut short.A It belongs to the wounded and shell-shocked bystanders who today flood Bostonas injury centers.A It belongs to the authorities, firefighters and EMTs who saved countless lives making use of their quick-acting heroism. It belongs to the volunteers in the medical tents and the spectators who leapt in to action and saved strangers from the horrors of Mondayas violence.A It belongs to Joe Andruzzi, the former New England Patriot who was seen carrying patients away from the blast. It belongs to the parents lining the streets with children perched atop their shoulders and it belongs to the children craning their necks for a better view as the ketchup from their Fenway Franks drips onto dadas shirt. It is one of the athletes for whom the conclusion line wasnat an arbitrary level strewn across a road littered with blood, sweat and tears, but alternatively a hospital room where they can give blood. The New York Yankees mix conventional enemy lines in a show of solidarityElsa/Getty Images Friday belongs to the families watching at home who noticed Boylston Street covered with crushed Gatorade cups but an spirit.A It belongs to every American who joined the nationwide outpouring of support and love. It belongs to the global community who tuned directly into view one of the worldas greatest sporting events and cheer because of their countrymen. Patriotsa Day belongs to your forefathers who made a stand for freedom in the experience of tyranny, profession and oppression.A Additionally it belongs to these world wide who risk their lives daily to take a stand of their very own and to the decades of liberators who'll do so in the future. Saturday belongs to Newtown, Aurora, Oklahoma City and Columbine.A It belongs to the people of United Air companies Flight 93.A It belongs to the suffering masses living under the shadow of genocide and civil war, and it belongs to those across the world who are forced to reside in fear. Patriotsa Day belongs to the enduring human spirit.A It represents mankindas greatest ideals.A It reminds us that life is worth fighting for and that what exactly that make it worth living are worth dying for. Today, as specialists sift through the trash and wash the body from Bostonas sidewalks, none of us are victims. We're patriots. Patriotsa Day and every day henceforth do now, and forever will, belong to all of us.

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