Boston Marathon Bombing survivor Carlos Arredondo, who was captured in a photo pushing a man in a wh

Описание: (20 Apr 2015)
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1. Runners near finish line after completing race
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2. STILL photo of Carlos Arredondo, dressed in his trademark cowboy hat, push Boston Marathon victim Jeff Bauman in a wheelchair
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carlos Arredondo, Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor:
"Well, it's been couple of years already since all this happened, you know. We're still thinking on the � on the victims and their families as well as the survivors and � and also very grateful for all the first responders -- they were missing work then and they still continue doing it today. You know, there's still a lot of work ahead of the survivors, but you know nevertheless we're gonna be here, we're a big group of survivors and their families and we're going to cheer and celebrate and I'm very happy there's so many people participating in this amazing event."
4. Arredondo speaking with racers
5. Various of people watching race
6. Runners at end of race
STORYLINE:
Boston Marathon bombing surivor Carlos Arredondo, who was captured in a photo at the deadly attacks pushing a man in a wheelchair while donning a cowboy hat, reflected on the race 2 years after the attacks.
"Tthere's still a lot of work ahead of the survivors, but you know nevertheless we're gonna be here, we're a big group of survivors and their families and we're going to cheer and celebrate and I'm very happy there's so many people participating in this amazing event.," said Arredondo.
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the 119th Marathon in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 17 seconds.
It's his second victory in the race. He also won the 2013 race just hours before a pair of bombs exploded at the finish line. Desisa returned after the attacks to donate his medal to the city in memory of the victims.
Caroline Rotich won the women's race in an unofficial 2:24:55. It's the first Boston victory for the 30-year-old Kenyan. She finished fourth in 2011.
Two years after the bombs killed three and wounded 260 more, the world's most prestigious marathon took a tentative step back toward normal.

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