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A VIDEO UPDATE: Young Aaron Hern of Martinez, Boston Marathon Symbol of Hope

"I swear I was dead. I could feel it. I was burning up everywhere," says Aaron Hern, the boy who was cheering on his mom at the 2013 Boston Marathon -- not knowing he was standing near a fiendishly lethal backpack.

ESPN's Chris Connelly shares the touching story of then-11-year-old marathon bombing victim Aaron Hern of Martinez and how he and his family have become a symbol of hope for the city of Boston.  


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