When the Boston Marathon bombings took place in April earlier this year, Andrew Collier was glad his brother, Officer Sean Collier, was on duty across the Charles River at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.SOURCE
However, as the manhunt for the bombing suspects took place over the coming days, Sean would not be so lucky.
On April 17, Sean was patrolling the MIT campus when the Tsarnaev brothers allegedly came up from behind and opened fire. Sean was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, but later died of his wounds.
While his family was grieving their loss in the hospital, their attention turned to informing Andrew, who works as a machinist for Hendrick Motorsports in Charlotte, N.C.
Donnie Wahlberg narrates this special video documenting the Collier brothers' close relationship, and how the family dealt with their tragic loss.
It's not listed in any tourist guide, but NKOTB fans flock to the house where the Knight brothers grew up By Johnny Diaz Globe Staff / November 15, 2008 When Kari Lusso and her trio of girlfriends flew from Seattle to Boston for the New Kids on the Block concert, they had to make a quick detour. On a rainy Saturday night, the friends drove their rental car to 10 Melville Ave. As they stood in front of the Victorian house, they shrieked and giggled like little girls. The commotion? They were at the former home of the band's brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight. When they rang the bell, they got a quick tour. "It was going from 31 to 13," Lusso said. "We took pictures of their stove. We took pictures of their floor. We took pictures of the banister, the living room, and their bedrooms. What a dream come true to see such an...
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