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.
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
By Prachi Gupta
Published July 5, 2013 12:49PM (EDT)
By Prachi Gupta
Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.
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