In contrast to the horrors of the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 170 injured was the response of the Massachusetts National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard. Massachusetts National Guard soldiers and airmen were on hand from the beginning of the Boston Marathon to provide security and assistance, and were among the first on the scene in the aftermath of the explosions. In a video of the bombing, National Guard soldiers and Boston Police Department officers are seen rushing to the scene despite the threat of more bombs in the area. Members of the Massachusetts National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard are still on hand to provide assistance during the investigation and to establish increased security in Boston. While President Barack Obama didn’t use the word “terrorism” in his remarks yesterday, he referred to the bombings as an “act of terrorism” Tuesday afternoon. We don’t yet know who was responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 or all the details, but we do know it was an act of terrorism and that those who perpetrated this attack will be brought to justice.
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Merlino, right, the commander of the 79th Troop Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard operates a remote controlled robot before the Boston Marathon begins in Hopkinton, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally
U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew S. Knowlton, left, a military police officer with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, looks on as runners begin the 117th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., April 15, 2013. More than 400 National Guard members were on hand to assist local law enforcement in keeping the route clear for an estimated 27,000 runners. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally
Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard muster on the Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan, Massachusetts National Guard
Airmen with the Massachusetts National Guard muster on Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan
U.S. Army soldiers and airmen with the Massachusetts National Guard muster on Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan,
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U.S. Airmen with the Massachusetts Air National Guard muster on Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan
A Boston Coast Guard boat crew patrols Boston Harbor, near Boston Logan Airport, April 15, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, Boston, Mass. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Joe Klinker
An Air Station Cape Cod helicopter patrols Boston Harbor as a Coast Guard boat crew escorts a ferry full of passengers to the pier at Rowes Wharf, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Joe Klinker
Crew members from Maritime Safety & Security Team (MSST) Boston perform security operations at Rowes Wharf, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MyeongHi Clegg
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon Sykes and Petty Officer 1st Class Colin Rankin, maritime enforcement specialists from Marine Safety & Security Team (MSST) Boston provide security in Rowes Wharf, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. MSSTs possess skills, capabilities and expertise to perform a broad range of port security and harbor defense missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MyeongHi Clegg
Massachusetts National Guardsmen wait in Humvees while supporting local and state authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon along Boylston Street resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan
More than 1,000 Massachusetts National Guard members continue to assist local and state authorities following the bombing of the Boston Marathon, April 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan
Crew members from Station Boston perform security operations in the Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Following the incidents in Boston, the Coast Guard units are underway and operating with a heightened awareness alongside partners and fellow first responders. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Stanton
Spc. Cody Smith, an infantryman with Company C, 182nd Infantry Regiment, working closely alongside Boston Transit Police, assists with maintaining the safety of the Arlington MBTA train station, Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan
Second Lt. Garrett Robinson, working with Spc. Jonathan Sims, conduct cordon operations in support of civil authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan 
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Heinen (right), his K-9 Camilla and Lt. Ray Jackson, from Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91106, in New York, scan passenger's bags prior to boarding the ferry in Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013. The MSST is providing additional screening and security in Boston Harbor. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson
Spc. Jonathan Nestico, an infantryman with Company B, 182nd Infantry Regiment, works to keep the cordoned crime scene area clear and reassures the public passing by, while conducting cordon operations in support of civil authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Heinen, a canine handler from Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) New York, and canine Camilla search a ferry in Boston Harbor, April 16, 2013, for possible explosives following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. The Coast Guard works every day with port partners to maintain the safety and security within the maritime community. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MyeongHi Clegg
Boarding team members Fireman Zack Browder, Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Domingos and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Diller from Station Boston conduct a boarding in the Boston Harbor, April 16, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Following the incidents in Boston, the Coast Guard units are underway and operating with a heightened awareness alongside partners and fellow first responders. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Stanton
From left, Capt. Tyler Field, commander of the Massachusetts Army National Guard's (MANG) 747 Military Police Company, and Capt. Erik Filipe, of the MANG's 211th Military Police Battalion, support the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown, Mass., April 19, 2013. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally
U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew S. Knowlton, left, a military police officer with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, looks on as runners begin the 117th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., April 15, 2013. More than 400 National Guard members were on hand to assist local law enforcement in keeping the route clear for an estimated 27,000 runners. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally
Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard muster on the Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan, Massachusetts National Guard
Airmen with the Massachusetts National Guard muster on Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan
U.S. Army soldiers and airmen with the Massachusetts National Guard muster on Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan,
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U.S. Airmen with the Massachusetts Air National Guard muster on Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan
A Boston Coast Guard boat crew patrols Boston Harbor, near Boston Logan Airport, April 15, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, Boston, Mass. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Joe Klinker
An Air Station Cape Cod helicopter patrols Boston Harbor as a Coast Guard boat crew escorts a ferry full of passengers to the pier at Rowes Wharf, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Joe Klinker
Crew members from Maritime Safety & Security Team (MSST) Boston perform security operations at Rowes Wharf, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MyeongHi Clegg
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon Sykes and Petty Officer 1st Class Colin Rankin, maritime enforcement specialists from Marine Safety & Security Team (MSST) Boston provide security in Rowes Wharf, Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. MSSTs possess skills, capabilities and expertise to perform a broad range of port security and harbor defense missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MyeongHi Clegg
Massachusetts National Guardsmen wait in Humvees while supporting local and state authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon along Boylston Street resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan
More than 1,000 Massachusetts National Guard members continue to assist local and state authorities following the bombing of the Boston Marathon, April 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Feehan
Crew members from Station Boston perform security operations in the Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Following the incidents in Boston, the Coast Guard units are underway and operating with a heightened awareness alongside partners and fellow first responders. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Stanton
Spc. Cody Smith, an infantryman with Company C, 182nd Infantry Regiment, working closely alongside Boston Transit Police, assists with maintaining the safety of the Arlington MBTA train station, Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan
Second Lt. Garrett Robinson, working with Spc. Jonathan Sims, conduct cordon operations in support of civil authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan 
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Heinen (right), his K-9 Camilla and Lt. Ray Jackson, from Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91106, in New York, scan passenger's bags prior to boarding the ferry in Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013. The MSST is providing additional screening and security in Boston Harbor. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson
Spc. Jonathan Nestico, an infantryman with Company B, 182nd Infantry Regiment, works to keep the cordoned crime scene area clear and reassures the public passing by, while conducting cordon operations in support of civil authorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, Boston, Mass., April 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Heinen, a canine handler from Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) New York, and canine Camilla search a ferry in Boston Harbor, April 16, 2013, for possible explosives following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. The Coast Guard works every day with port partners to maintain the safety and security within the maritime community. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MyeongHi Clegg
Boarding team members Fireman Zack Browder, Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Domingos and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Diller from Station Boston conduct a boarding in the Boston Harbor, April 16, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Following the incidents in Boston, the Coast Guard units are underway and operating with a heightened awareness alongside partners and fellow first responders. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Stanton
From left, Capt. Tyler Field, commander of the Massachusetts Army National Guard's (MANG) 747 Military Police Company, and Capt. Erik Filipe, of the MANG's 211th Military Police Battalion, support the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown, Mass., April 19, 2013. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally
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