By Helen Pow and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:01 EST, 30 April 2013 | UPDATED: 05:25 EST, 1 May 2013 One of five boyhood friends severely injured while watching the Boston Marathon has spoken out about the crippling wounds he sustained in the April 15 bomb attack. Jarrod Clowery is expected to recover from his wounds after doctors pulled 27 nails, BBs and other pieces of shrapnel out of his body. The bomb blast shredded his hands, badly injured his legs and burned much of his body. After the blast, he said he looked down at his hands and quickly looked away. 'It was too much to look at,' he said today during a press conference at Boston's Brigham and Women's hospital.
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Brothers Paul and J.P. Norden and pal Marc Fucarile each lost a leg in the horrific April 15 blasts
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Long-time buddy Jarrod Clowery suffered burns and James 'Bim' Costello was hospitalized with serious injuries
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Friends were at the finish line of the race to cheer on another pal, Mike Jefferson, who was running
Facing it together: @placeholder, right, and long-time pal Jarrod Clowery, left, are recovering from their injuries