Must-see morning clip: Boston Pops pays tribute to marathon bombing responders

MBTA Transit Police officer Dick Donohue, who was critically injured in the shootout, was guest conductor

Published July 5, 2013 12:49PM (EDT)

During Thursday night's Fourth of July celebration, the Boston Pops honored the "everyday heroes" from the Boston Marathon bombing with a performance of the Dropkick Murphys song “I’m Shipping Up To Boston.” MBTA Transit Police officer Dick Donohue, who was critically injured during a shootout with the bombing suspects in Watertown, was invited on stage as the guest conductor.


By Prachi Gupta

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