so i looked at lieutenant fiola and said i was going to stay there.was the order that i was given and i funneled others to where the other soldiers were standing by. once i noticed that 90% clear, i jumped over the wall and headed over and started tearing down the rest of the fence. >> first sergeant madore, did it ever occur to you as you were moving around that it was possible that another bomb could go off? >> yes, sir. as we were going in, we heard the second explosion go off. i immediately looked up and tried to assess the situation but then you have to get those people already injured out of the area so they don't get injured anymore. we tried to get them out. >> so you never worried about a third or fourth bomb going. you were focused on -- >> yes, sir. pretty much focused. worried about it but there's no time to think in that situation. >> is that how you're trained? >> yes, sir. i know that in the background, soldiers were escorting out of the area back there. >> well, thank you so much. first lieutenant steven fiola, first sergeant madore an

joining me on the phone is first lieutenant steven fiola of the mags mass national guard who was therean towards the blast to help those in need. >> steven? >> yes, judge, how are you? >> well. thank you for being with us this evening. you ran the marathon ahead of time but you were there for the explosion, you went toward that barricade. tell us what you saw and how you felt? >> what we saw was actually i didn't run the marathon, i worked the marathon. i had my gear on with lots of weight on it. i was at the finish line. one of my soldiers had just completed at 2:50 in the afternoon when the blast went off. i could see it out of the corner of my eye turning to see what everyone saw with the blast and just completely annihilated that area. >> what did you do? >> at that moment there were two things on my mind. the switch turns on and it all comes down to taking care of my soldiers keeping them in an area where i knew they were accountable. i ordered my soldiers to stay put and myself and two other soldiers were with me and staff sergeant mark welsh he ran towards the flash. >> steven,

joining me on the phone is first lieutenant steven fiola of the mags mass national guard who was thereards the blast to help those in need. >> steven? >> yes, judge, how are you? >> well. thank you for being with us this evening. you ran the marathon ahead of time but you were there for the explosion, you went toward that barricade. tell us what you saw and how you felt? >> what we saw was actually i didn't run the marathon, i worked the marathon. i had my gear on with lots of weight on it. i was at the finish line. one of my soldiers had just completed at 2:50 in the afternoon when the blast went off. i could see it out of the corner of my eye turning to see what everyone the blast and just completely annihilated that area. >> what did you do? >> at that moment there were two things on my mind. the switch turns on and it all comes down to taking care of my soldiers keeping them in an area where i knew they were accountable. i ordered my soldiers to stay put and myself and two other soldiers were with me and staff sergeant mark welsh he ran towards the flash. >> steven, thank you so mu

joining me on the phone is first lieutenant steven fiola of the mags mass national guard who was thereeed. >> steven? >> yes, judge, how are you? >> well. thank you for being with us this evening. you ran the marathon ahead of time but you were there for the explosion, you went toward that barricade. tell us what you saw and how you felt? >> what we saw was actually i didn't run the marathon, i worked the marathon. i had my gear on with lots of weight on it. i was at the finish line. one of my soldiers had just completed at 2:50 in the afternoon when the blast went off. i could see it out of the corner of my eye turning to see what everyone saw with the blast and just completely annihilated that area. >> what did you do? >> at that moment there were two things on my mind. the switch turns on and it all comes down to taking care of my soldiers keeping them in an area where i knew they were accountable. i ordered my soldiers to stay put and myself and two other soldiers were with me and staff sergeant mark welsh he ran towards the flash. >> steven, thank you so much. we are grateful to y