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As he waved the flag and the Foo Fighters song “All My Life” played, the giant Bruins banner that is passed around the Garden before each playoff game began its circle of the seats.

Bauman has become emblematic of those who survived the blasts with devastating injuries. His ashen face was captured alongside that of Carlos Arredondo in a widely published Associated Press photo that, in uncropped form, shows Bauman’s leg completely destroyed below the knee.


The Chelmsford resident attended the Marathon to cheer on his girlfriend, who was running. He has worked for about 3½ years at the Nashua Costco wholesale club, where co-workers have rallied to provide ­financial support and the company has pledged to match their donations.


Supporters also plan to hold a fund-raiser for Bauman at The Village Smokehouse in Lowell on Sunday night

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