"We both refused to admit that we had mental problems, " Carlos Arredondo said at the funeral.
He said Arredondo has stayed very outgoing and caring toward others, despite his own ordeals.
Could Arredondo and his wife, Melida, verbally retrace their footsteps during the race?
People who know Arredondo said Wednesday that they were not surprised that he jumped in to help the marathon victims.
Also ejected were Leon, Oliver Perez and Eduardo Arredondo of Mexico and Tosoni, Pete Orr and Jay Johnson of Canada.
"Yesterday the mortuary sent 12 bodies to us as they were not identified, " says Luis Arredondo who runs the cemetery.
The FBI agents, Arredondo said, asked routine questions in search of mundane facts they hoped would help them solve the extraordinary crime.
However, Arredondo did admit to being unnerved by all the attention Wednesday.
Over the years, Arredondo has become involved in antiwar activism and veterans' groups, making him a figure already recognized by many in the Boston area.
Arredondo said Boston police had already stopped by Tuesday and asked for some personal belongings on behalf of the FBI, which is running the investigation.
Alexander Arredondo, had been killed by a sniper in Iraq, the distraught Arredondo smashed the windows of their van, climbed inside and set it on fire.
Virtually overnight, Arredondo has turned into a living reminder of both the horror and bravery witnessed in Monday's double bombing at the finish line of the race.
"I was in a state of shock briefly, and then I realized I needed to help, " Arredondo said in an interview at his home in southwest Boston.
Arredondo said they told him they'd contact him again later.
Even before Monday, Arredondo, a U.S. citizen who emigrated from Costa Rica, had lived through more than his share of grief and time in the glare of public spotlight during his 52 years.
Arredondo, who says he went to the marathon to meet with a group of National Guardsmen and military families who were cheering the runners and handing out U.S. flags, spoke Wednesday in a jersey from last year's marathon.
Arredondo, a peace activist and sometime cabbie and truck driver who was watching the race from the finish line, rushed into the mass of mangled humanity, where a dramatic Associated Press photo caught him pushing a wheelchair with a victim who lost most of his lower legs in the attack.
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