The speaker on October 8 was Captain Raymond Dupuis, Bureau of Field Operations for the Watertown, Massachusetts Police Department. Captain Dupuis was introduced to Rotary by his friend, Deputy Sheriff Rod Carroll. 
 
Captain Dupuis stated that "usually when I give a talk, it lasts 45 minutes to an hour." Ray said that when he mentioned to his wife that he was speaking in Beaumont, Texas, for 20 minutes, she glibly replied, "Oh, they must have heard you talk before."
 
On April 15, 2013, the eyes of our nation were riveted to our televisions, having heard that AGAIN, mass-terror was occurring, near the finish-line of the Boston Marathon. This event annually attracts more than 18,000 runners, and is witnessed by over a million people lined along the marathon course from Hopkinton to Boston.
 
The annual Boston Marathon began without any signs of an imminent attack. At 2:49 pm EDT, about two hours after the winner crossed the finish line but with more than 5,700 runners yet to finish, two bombs detonated on Boylston Street near Copley Square about 210 yards apart, just before the finish line. The second bomb exploded at 2:49:57 pm EDT, about 13 seconds later and one block farther west at 755 Boylston Street. The blasts blew out windows on adjacent buildings but did not cause any structural damage.  Some runners continued to cross the line until 2:57 pm EDT, 8 minutes after the explosions. There were 3 immediate casualties and over 264 injured. 
 
On April 18, the Boston Police Department released photographs and a surveillance video of two suspects. The suspects were identified later that day as Chechen brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Shortly after the FBI released the images, the suspects allegedly killed an MIT policeman, who died after being bushwhacked in his police car. The two terrorists then carjacked an SUV and initiated an exchange of gunfire with the police, which included at least 5 bombs that were hurled at Watertown Police Officers. 

During the firefight, a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police officer was injured but survived despite severe blood loss. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot several times in the firefight and his brother subsequently ran him over with the stolen SUV in his escape. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 
 
An unprecedented manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ensued on April 19, with thousands of law enforcement officers searching a 20-block area of Watertown. During the manhunt, authorities asked residents of Watertown and surrounding areas, including Boston, to stay indoors. The public transportation system and most businesses and public institutions were shut down, creating a deserted urban environment of historic size and duration.  Around 7:00 p.m., shortly after the "shelter-in-place" advisory was rescinded, a Watertown resident discovered Dzhokhar hiding in a boat in his back yard. He phoned in the news to local authorities.  
 
Captain Dupuis wrapped up his talk with the following statement,  "Don't ever think that something tragic like the Boston Marathon bombing and rampaging terrorists can't happen in your community."
 
Captain Dupuis TRIED to pronounce an "R" or two, but we all know that New Englanders dropped that letter from their dialect years ago.  His accent, instinctive fast-paced delivery, and such a gripping story had the audience on the edge of their chairs.
 
The Captain also explained that Bostonians use the word "wicked" as an adjective to describe something that is "exceptional"  (i.e., "great weather = wicked weather,"
"very cool = wicked cool," "exceptionally professional =  wickedly professional."
 
Billions of dollars and years were invested into the final capture of Osama Bin Laden.  In Watertown, it only took 3 days to kill and capture these two terrorists. Welcome to Boston, (expletive deleted)! 
 
Captain Dupuis was a wicked cool speaker!