Veteran Completes Boston Marathon: Marine veteran Micah Herndon walks Boston Marathon finish line in honor of three comrades fallen in battle

At the Boston Marathon on Monday, thousands of determined people crossed the finish line on Boylston Street. But a resistant man did not cross – he crawled. His name is Micah Herndon and he's a veteran of the Navy who thought he would do anything to finish the race.

The Ohio vet told CBS Boston that his legs were stuck at the 22nd kilometer. Herndon, who served in Afghanistan, fell to the ground. Others may have abandoned and waited for medical assistance, but Herndon began to crawl.

He was not in the running for himself, he was doing it to honor three Navy comrades who died in a bomb attack abroad. He has their names tattooed on the hand and they gave him strength during the marathon.

Herndon has the names of his three tattooed friends on the hand. He repeats them to cross the race.

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"I pronounce their names aloud while I listen to my music," Herndon told CBS Boston. "I just repeat:" Ballard, Hamer, Juarez, Ballard, Hamer, Juarez. "

During the marathon, signs all around Herndon reminded him of fallen soldiers. Two soldiers in fatigues carried an exhausted runner along the finish line. Two wounded warriors crossed the finish line together, hoisting an American flag in the air. These runners fought in pain and finished the race regardless of their circumstances. Herndon knew that he could do the same thing.

While the crowd rejoiced for Herndon, he repeated his own song: "Ballard, Hamer, Juarez, Ballard, Hamer, Juarez." Finally, after having gone through the pain for 3 hours and 40 minutes, Herndon crossed the blue and yellow four – legged finish line.

The officials immediately trained him in a wheelchair. Herndon was exhausted, but he did – on behalf of his fallen friends. "The pain I was going through was nothing compared to the pain they suffered," he said.