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Not have to hear his name, and they would not have to see his face technically, certainly not as the process rolls it way slowly through the court. annother victim and there were 31 carol, who took part in that race and he is patrick downs. he was in a wheelchair and finished in a wheelchair, and he and his wife his new wife at the time also issued a statement, and here is what they said. they said we wish he could feel the pain and terror that four beautiful souls felt before their death. however, we must overcome the impulse for vengeance. some see the death penalty as seeking vengeance. the...

Begin their effort to convince jurors to sentence dzhokhar tsarnaev to death, something a growing number of his victims oppose. patrick downs and his wife jessica who each lost a leg telling the boston globe we must overcome the impulse for vengeance. the richard family saying it could brings years of appeals and prolonged reliving the most painful day of our lives. >> it's just bringing up all of this stuff and having to relive it every single day and -- there's no good that can come out of that. >> reporter: federal prosecutors say they've been in constant contact with the victims and they u...

>> reporter: of course, there was more than joking. there was music and moving sentiments about all of the beauty that the bombing unleashed. patrick downs and his new wife both lost a leg in the attack. >> we would never wish the devastation and pain we have experienced on any of you. however, we do wish that all of you at some point in your lives feel as loved as we have felt over this last year. >> reporter: thousands gathered at the finish line for a moment of silence at the exact time the bombs went off. there was one clear message, the courage and compassion we saw in response to the att...

But it would have been very relevant and valuable to the investigation. >> thank you very much for joining us, it's been a year and there's a lot of healing and a lot of courage on all sides. thank you for your years of service to the fbi. >> thank you very much, andrea. >> and right now in boston, patrick downs is speaking, he lost his leg in the bombing. >> to those in despair and our treasures to those in need. we chose to love and that has made all of the difference. in the days that followed, we continued to express profound love by sewing the threads of community. we made our city safe a...

Each in the bombing. we're going to hear from him right now. patrick downs. >> a year ago today, we chose to run towards smoke and danger. we chose to utilize our belts and purse straps to create tourniquets. we chose to hold the injured in our arms. we chose to offer our hearts to those in despair and our treasures to those in need. we chose to love and that has made all the difference. in the days that followed, we continued to express profound love by sewing the threads of community. we made our city safe again. gave blood. performed underwent counterless surgeries. and began the long journ...