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Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Honored At Patriots Game In Moving Pre-Game Ceremony (PHOTOS)

Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Take The Field At Patriots Game
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Boston Marathon bombing survivors and wounded military vets walked together during an emotional pre-game ceremony at Thursday night's New England Patriots home opener against the New York Jets.

A Chicago-area nonprofit called Operation Warrior Wishes helped organized the event, the Associated Press reported. The Patriots and Gillette Stadium donated tickets to the 11 bombing survivors and 11 vets in attendance.

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“It was just incredible," Heather Abbott -- who lost her foot in the April 15 bombings -- told CBS Boston. "It was so great to hear the support from the crowd and to see all of the fellow bombing victims that I haven’t seen in a while."


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Celeste Corcoran, who lost both of her legs in the bombing, told the AP that the event was an opportunity to meet her "new family."

"Under the terrible circumstances that we all met, there is a common bond that means something to all of us, to see each other and to know that we're continuing to do well," she said.

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Jeff Bauman
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**EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT** First responders including Carlos Arredondo, in cowboy hat, tend to Jeff Bauman, who was severely wounded after two explosions occurred along the final stretch of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, April 15, 2013. Two powerful explosions rocked the finish line area of the Boston Marathon near Copley Square and police said many people were injured. Photographer: Kelvin Ma/Bloomberg **EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT** (credit:Getty Images)
(02 of09)
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Jeff and his mother, Patty Bauman, pose at the hospital. (credit:Facebook)
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BOSTON, MA - MAY 28: Boston Marathon bombing victim, Jeff Bauman, is wheeled out to the pitchers mound before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch by Carlos Arredondo, the man who came to his aid immediately following the explosions, prior to the interleague game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies on May 28, 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA - MAY 28: Boston Marathon bombing victim, Jeff Bauman, is wheeled out to the pitchers mound before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch by Carlos Arredondo, the man who came to his aid immediately following the explosions, prior to the interleague game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies on May 28, 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOSTON - MAY 28: Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman threw out a ceremonial first pitch before the game. The Philadelphia Phillies visited the Boston Red Sox in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Jeff learns to use his prosthetic legs. (credit:Facebook)
2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Game Six(07 of09)
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BOSTON, MA - JUNE 24: Boston Marathon bombing victim, Jeff Bauman (C), holds the hand of Carlos Arredondo (L), the man who came to his aid immediately following the explosions, after being wheeled out to wave the Boston Strong Flag prior to Game Six of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on June 24, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Dave Sandford - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Jeff playing guitar in the hospital. (credit:Facebook)
(09 of09)
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Jeff and his girlfriend, Erin Hurley, swim together at her family's BBQ. (credit:Facebook)
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