'He Wasn't Really Afraid Of Anything': Boston Bombing Victim Remembered
Five years after two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon, parents remember their son, Officer D.J. Simmonds, whose injuries suffered during a confrontation with the bombers led to his death.
by Liyna Anwar
Apr 13, 2018
2 minutes
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Roxanne and Dennis Simmonds knew their son as fearless and strong from the day he was born.
"D.J. came out with shoulders of a linebacker," Roxanne says. "He was the first baby I saw that had muscles."
"He wasn't really afraid of anything," Dennis says.
At night, young D.J. would take the dog with him
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