An NFL logo and stage is shown before the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, April 22, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) ORG XMIT: NYFF101 (Photo: Jason DeCrow AP) J. David Ake, AP A 30-year-old NFL draft hopeful who served two tours of duty in Iraq as a United States Marine is reenlisting in the service after the Boston Marathon explosions. Brandon O'Brien, a former Montana State Northern University wide receiver who was pursuing a long shot dream of making a roster in 2013, was spurred by the bombings to rejoin the military. Andy Fenelon of NFL.com shared the news on Twitter via O'Brien's agent, Brad Berkowitz.. Ex-Marine and #NFLDraft hopeful Brandon O'Brien re-enlisted.Yesterday's events says agent @bradberkowitz "left big hole in his heart." #hero— Dré (@Andy_Fenelon) April 16, 2013 O'Brien was a former walk-on at Kentucky. He left school to help out his family financially and later followed the path of other family members by enlisting in the Marine Corps. He served four years. During his second tour of duty, O'Brien received The Navy and Marine Corps Medals for pulling two fellow Marines to shore after they were caught in a riptide. NESN reports O'Brien was hoping to make a roster as a special teams player. In March, he told Yahoo! that if his professional football dreams didn't pan out, he had other plans. "I'd be totally happy with my life serving my country," he said. 
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