THE BIG READ: After the horror

Bostonians are shocked but resilient following this week’s bomb attack, writes John Riordan

BRIAN Sugrue knew what to do once he got his head together. But, unfortunately, that was because the last time a terrorist bomb struck the United States, he was a little too close for comfort then as well.

As a teenager, he was supposed to visit the Pentagon on Sept 11, 2001. When everything shut down that unforgettable morning, it took him much too long to find his father who was also in Washington DC that day to attend a conference.