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First Responders Return To Boston Marathon Finish Line
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Monday's running of the 118th Boston Marathon will be special not only for the tens of thousands of runners and spectators, but also for the many emergency responders who were at the finish line last year and will be returning to watch over the race this year.
They will be on duty, carrying with them lessons they learned from last year's bombing tragedy.
Brian Pomodoro's story is featured in the book If Not for the Perfect Stranger: Heartwarming and Healing Stories of Kindness from the 2013 Boston Marathon
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Brian Pomodoro, coordinator for disaster response training at Boston Emergency Medical Services and senior program manager for disaster response training at the DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness.
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WBUR: One Last Boston Marathon For Legendary Father-Son Team
- "Along the Boston Marathon course each year, some spectators are there just to see Dick and Rick Hoyt: the compact, muscular man and his quadriplegic son, the father running while pushing a wheelchair all 26.2 miles. Team Hoyt, they’re called, and they’ve been Boston Marathon stalwarts since 1981."
WBUR: Marathon Inspires At MGH Childhood Cancer Program
- "While the Boston Marathon will be the center of international attention this year, the race has always been a focal point at a local clinic for children with cancer."
WBUR: Furry, 4-Legged Therapist Helps Marathon Bombing Victims Through Hard Year
- "If you caught Tuesday’s Boston Marathon bombing tribute at the Hynes Convention Center, you may have heard Patrick Downes speaking eloquently on stage. He and his wife, Jessica Kensky, each lost their left leg at the finish line."
This segment aired on April 17, 2014.