"Life's not over" said West

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Marine Capt. Cameron West, in the red shirt, and Gabriel Martinez, a retired Marine sergeant in the black shirt, wait for a ride after meeting amputee patients from the Boston Marathon bombing.
(Photo: Oren Dorell, USA TODAY)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

At least 15 people lost limbs in the April 15 attacks
Members of Semper Fi Fund visited victims to offer moral support
Semper Fi Fund is raising money for Boston's survivors

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West, 27, an active-duty captain in the Marines, traveled to Boston with about a dozen other amputees who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan to provide information and moral support to those injured in the attack.

The trip was paid for by the Semper Fi Fund, which helps critically injured servicemembers. The fund is raising money for Boston's survivors, especially amputees who now face months of rehabilitation and a lifetime of maintenance.

At least 15 people lost limbs in the bombings, which created the largest number of civilian patients with multiple traumatic injuries in the country, said Ross Zafonte, vice president for medical affairs at Spaulding.

Eight bombing patients, including five amputees, have transferred to the rehab hospital, and at least that many will arrive next week, said David Crandell, director of Spaulding's amputee program. Spaulding is the Boston area's premier rehabilitation hospital research and training center.

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1. "Eight bombing patients, including five amputees, have transferred to the rehab hospital,"

This is not what these people had planned for this summer.