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"Jeff Bauman, a double amputee who lost his legs after being injured in the Boston Marathon bombing last year, is expecting a child with his fianc\u00E9, the couple announced Sunday on Facebook.\nBauman, 28, and Erin Hurley, 27, told the Associated Press the baby is due July 18. The couple, who got engaged in February, have opted not to learn the baby's gender.\n\nPost by Jeff Bauman \u2014 Boston Strong, True Patriot and Hero.\nBauman was standing at the marathon's finish line last year, cheering on Erin, when he was caught in one of the two explosions. A photo of him being rushed to safety by three rescuers became one of the day's most iconic images.\nHe was praised by authorities after he helped identify bombing suspects Dzohkar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev from his hospital bed. During his recovery, a fundraising effort and Facebook page were founded in Bauman's honor. To date, it has more than 100,000 likes.\n\nAn emergency responder and volunteers, including Carlos Arredondo in the cowboy hat, push Jeff Bauman in a wheel chair after he was injured in an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, 2013 in BostonImage: Charles Krupa/Associated PressSee also: Boston Bombing Survivor Dances Onstage for First Time\nRegarding the upcoming parenthood, Bauman told the AP he \"just wants to be a good dad.\" The wedding is scheduled for sometime next year: \"We've got a lot going on. So we don't need to do everything all at once,\" Hurley said.\nBauman wrote a book about his experiences, called Stronger, which is due out on April 8, one week before the first anniversary of the bombing.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=116628718381794&amp;xfbml=1&amp;status=1&amp;cookie=1\",\"facebook_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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