President Barack Obama eulogized the victims of the Boston marathon bombing at an interfaith service in the city on Thursday, recalling his and his wife’s time as young law students in Cambridge.
“So Boston’s your hometown, but we claim it a little bit too,” Obama said. “I know this. I know this because there’s a piece of Boston in me. You welcomed me as a young law student across the river. Welcomed Michelle too. You welcomed me during a convention when I was still a state senator and very few people could pronounce my name right.
“Like you, michelle and I have walked these streets, like you we know these neighborhoods, and like you in this moment of grief we join you in saying, Boston, you’re my home. For millions of us what happened on monday is personal. It’s personal.”
