Father of Camp Pendleton Marine hailed as hero in Boston Marathon bombings

If you do not know who Carlos Arredondo is, when he learned his son had been killed in Iraq, he set fire to his truck. He became an advocate for ending the occupation of Iraq. He was also attacked for his efforts.

Father of Camp Pendleton Marine hailed as hero in Boston Marathon bombings
Carlos Arredondo at race to honor Marines
ABC News 10
Michael Chen
April 17, 2013

BOSTON - The father of a fallen Camp Pendleton Marine is being hailed as a hero for his attempts to help the wounded after the explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line.

Carlos Arredondo's efforts were one of the most enduring images from the tragedy.

His hands shaking and the sleeves of his shirt stained with blood, Arredondo is heard in a YouTube video describing the chaos soon after the bombings.

"Then all you see was people without the limbs," said Arredondo.

A short time earlier, an Associated Press photographer captured an image of a determined Arredondo ushering an injured man to an ambulance.

Arredando, the father of a Marine killed in Iraq in 2004, had been passing out flags in honor of Marines when the bombs went off. He ran towards the explosion, ahead of police, and jumped a fence to get to the injured.
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