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When you cross that finish line , all

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of Boston , if not all of Massachusetts

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is there cheering you on . And it's a

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great feeling . My name is Staff

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Sergeant Thomas Manuel . I'm a member

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of the 10 2nd Intelligence wing and I'm

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running the 2024 Boston marathon

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running . The Boston marathon means a

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lot to me . And it's truly an honor to

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run for the Massachusetts National

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Guard for 1/4 time this year . It was

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always an event that I looked forward

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to and it was always something that

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brought people together and even after

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the marathon bombings , uh one of the

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victims , Martin Richard was um a

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neighbor of mine and uh a member of our

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community um in the Boston marathon

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ever since then . That tragic event has

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just been a day of bringing people

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together , remembering those that we

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lost . Um And that's why any chance

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that I get to run the Boston marathon ,

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it means a lot to me . Uh A main reason

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why I run is for the charities that I

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represent and fundraise for , for New

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York City . I represent a concern

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worldwide , which is an Irish

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humanitarian organization that's

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dedicated to eradicating poverty around

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the world . Uh This upcoming London

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Marathon in April , I'm gonna be

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representing Team Sense , which is

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another great organization that's gonna

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help kids with disabilities live a life

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full of uh perspective and growth .

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It's always an honor to wear this

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uniform every day , but to represent

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the Massachusetts National Guard as a

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runner , it's just another opportunity

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to get to show the people of the

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commonwealth and the nation what we get

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to do .