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"Fans lined the streets of Boston 30 to 40 people deep in some places Saturday to watch the World Series champion Red Sox make a victory lap through the city.The parade put an emotional stamp on the city's recovery from the trauma of the Boston Marathon bombings.Click to view photos of the parade.\"We stayed together as a family, and we fought against the world,\" said World Series MVP David Ortiz. \"You guys started it up, and we finished it.\"Click to view raw videos from the parade.Players Jonny Gomes and Jarrod Saltalamacchia placed the World Series trophy on the ground at the Boston Marathon finish line. The trophy was draped with a \"617 Boston Strong\" T-shirt, and after a moment of silence, \"God Bless America\" was sung.\"I get goose bumps just thinking about it,\" Saltalamacchia said. \"It's a moment that I think everyone in the city will remember. But obviously, being able to stand on that finish line with the 617 Boston Strong jersey -- that's what it's about.\"\"The Red Sox made a pact at the beginning of the year that they were going to dedicate their efforts to the victims and their families,\" said Steve Holmes, of New Bedford, Mass. \"So we haven't closed the book on this, but at least we've closed another chapter, and it feels real good to be here today.\"Marathon Sports manager Shane O'Hara, who triaged bombing victims inside his store at the finish line, stood with members of the team. Survivors of the bombings had been invited by the team to Fenway Park as the day began.\"We played for the whole city, what the city went through,\" said Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.\"It's been on my mind all morning, the connection,\" said Connie Pritchard, of Manchester. \"I'm just thrilled to be here. Boston Strong all the way.\"As the 24 duck boats left Fenway Park to cheers, one was decorated with a beard, which became part of the team's rallying cry during the season.\"We always said it was one day closer to the parade, and it's here,\" said Pedroia, as the day's ceremonies began at Fenway Park.Some players seemed awed by the turnout as the duck boats passed through cheering and delirious crowds along Boylston Street and past City Hall Plaza.\"It's unbelievable,\" said pitcher Clay Buchholz. \"It makes you want to go out and do it again.\"Sox fans packed in along the nearly 4-mile parade route to catch glimpses of their World Series champions and the trophy.\"It really makes me proud to be a Boston fan,\" said Red Sox fan Julia Arria. \"It's amazing.\"For Gomes, the parade was the result of a hard-fought season.\"I can believe it. I can because there's a lot of hard work going into this,\" he said. \"It's nice to see an ending like this.\"The players were as ecstatic as the fans, with Big Papi dancing under the confetti and Jacoby Ellsbury waving next to the hooded and still-bearded Pedroia.Mia DeFilippis traveled from Hudson, N.H., to watch her second World Series victory parade.\"It was more surreal than in '04 because it was won here, so it was even better,\" she said.Others traveled from much farther.\"I came from Chesapeake, Va.,\" said fan Kate Handley. \"I drove 11 hours just so I could be here for this parade.\"The parade ended with a ride down the Charles River in true duck boat fashion, leaving fans satisfied and already looking forward to next year.After the parade, many fans went back to Fenway Park in hopes of catching a glimpse of the players taking off in their cars.Security was tight during the event, with extra police on hand throughout the day and random searches of backpacks along the parade route. Boston police said there were no arrests."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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