PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MIT OFFICER SEAN COLLIER
![Fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) police officer Sean Collier's brother Andrew (R), with brother Rob at his side, salutes at a memorial service for Collier at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 24, 2013. Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the United States attended a memorial on Wednesday for a university police officer who authorities say was shot dead by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, with Vice President Joe Biden speaking at the ceremony. U.S. officials say the ethnic Chechen brothers planted and detonated two pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three people and injuring 264. Ten people lost limbs in the bombing. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW OBITUARY)]()
Fallen campus police Officer Sean Collier, 27, was honored at a memorial service at MIT’s Briggs Field in Cambridge. Thousands of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, faculty, and staff, as well as law enforcement officials from across the nation, attended. Vice President Joe Biden, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, MIT Police Chief John DiFava, and members of Collier’s family spoke.
Photos: Slain MIT officer laid to rest
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![In a photo provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a memorial service for fallen MIT police officer Sean Collier on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Collier was fatally shot on campus Thursday, April 18, 2013. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible. (AP Photo/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dominick Reuter)]()
Vice President Joe Biden gave a moving speech.
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![A Massachusetts State trooper salutes during a memorial service for slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer, Sean Collier, at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Authorities say Collier was killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Thursday, April 18. He had worked for the department a little more than a year. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
A Massachusetts State trooper saluted during the service.
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![In a photo provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT police pallbearers carry the casket of fallen MIT officer Sean Collier during a memorial service on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Collier was fatally shot on campus Thursday night, April 18, 2013. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible. (AP Photo/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dominick Reuter)]()
MIT police pallbearers carried Sean Collier’s casket.
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![Cambridge, Massachusetts 04/24/2013 Alex Flores (cq) far right reflects the mood at Memorial for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier (cq) at Briggs Field . ( Jonathan.Wiggs )Topic:Section:Reporter: Topic: Reporter:]()
Alex Flores (right) reflected the mood at MIT.
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![Cambridge, Massachusetts 04/24/2013 A police officer leaves Memorial for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier (cq) at Briggs Field with program . ( Jonathan.Wiggs )Topic:Section:Reporter: Topic: Reporter:]()
A police officer left the memorial with a program.
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The police line head to Briggs Field.
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![Cambridge, MA 042413 MIT employee Jennifer Earls (cq) paid her respects at the make-shift memorial for slain MIT Police Officer Sean Collier (cq) outside the college's Stata Center in Cambridge, Wednesday, April 24 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 25bombMIT reporter:]()
MIT employee Jennifer Earls paid her respects at the make-shift memorial for Collier outside of the college's Stata Center.
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![Robert Rogers, left, puts his hand on his stepbrother, Andrew Collier, after delivering the eulogy at a memorial service for slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer, Sean Collier, at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Authorities say Collier was killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Thursday, April 18. He had worked for the department a little more than a year. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
Robert Rogers (left) puts his hand on his stepbrother, Andrew Collier, after delivering the eulogy.
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![BOSTON, MA - APRIL 24: A woman holds a sign reading "No More Hurting People Peace" at the memorial service for slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) police officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Collier was allegedly shot by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, after their identities were determined and a manhunt was launched. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was subsequently shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with police and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. The bombing, on April 15 at the finish line of the marathon, killed three people and wounded at least 170. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)]()
A woman held a sign reading "No More Hurting People, Peace.”
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![CAMBRIDGE, MA - APRIL 24: Mourners attend the memorial service for slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) police officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Collier was allegedly shot by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, after their identities were determined and a manhunt was launched. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was subsequently shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with police and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. The bombing, on April 15 at the finish line of the marathon, killed three people and wounded at least 170. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)]()
Thousands of mourners attended the memorial service at Briggs Field in Cambridge.
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![epa03675535 United States Vice President Joe Biden gestures towards a portrait during a memorial service for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer Sean Collier on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 24 April 2013. Collier was allegedly shot and killed by Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev on 18 April 2013. Three victims were killed and almost 264 were injured on 15 April 2013 in an apparent terrorist attack near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon that prompted a intense manhunt for 19 year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who was found hiding in a boat in a backyard. EPA/CJ GUNTHER]()
“I hope you find some solace in this moment of extreme grief...no child should pre-decease their parents,” Biden said to family.
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![epa03675481 A casket is stood over by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology honor guard during a memorial service for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer Sean Collier on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 24 April 2013. Collier was allegedly shot and killed by Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev on 18 April 2013. Three victims were killed and almost 264 were injured on 15 April 2013 in an apparent terrorist attack near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon that prompted a intense manhunt for 19 year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who was found hiding in a boat in a backyard. EPA/CJ GUNTHER]()
A casket was stood over by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology honor guard during the memorial service.
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![epa03675511 Singer James Taylor performs during a memorial service for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer Sean Collier on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 24 April 2013. Collier was allegedly shot and killed by Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev on 18 April 2013. Three victims were killed and almost 264 were injured on 15 April 2013 in an apparent terrorist attack near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon that prompted a intense manhunt for 19 year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who was found hiding in a boat in a backyard. EPA/CJ GUNTHER]()
James Taylor sang “The Water is Wide” and “Shower the People” at the memorial service.
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![Mourners bow their heads during a memorial service for fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer Sean Collier at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Collier was fatally shot on the MIT campus Thursday, April 18, 2013. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
Mourners bowed their heads during a memorial service for Officer Sean Collier.
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Police officers lined up outside Briggs Field on April 24.
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James Taylor warmed up before the memorial service for Officer Sean Collier.
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![Members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community arrive for a memorial service for MIT police officer Sean Collier at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 24, 2013. Collier was allegedly killed by the brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Two explosions hit the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 killing three people and injuring more than 200. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY)]()
Members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology community arrived for a memorial service. Officer Sean Collier was allegedly killed by the brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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![Police officers look at the program notes as they arrive to a memorial service for fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer Sean Collier at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Authorities think the 27-year-old Collier was shot and killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects last Thursday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
Police officers looked at the program notes as they arrive to the memorial service.
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![People arrive to a memorial service for fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer Sean Collier at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Authorities say Collier was killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects last Thursday, April 18. He had worked for the department a little more than a year. Vice President Joe Biden, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, police chief John DiFava and members of Colliers family are scheduled to speak. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)]()
Thousands of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, faculty, and staff as well as law enforcement officials from across the nation were expected to attend the service.
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Security was tight at MIT, according to Boston Globe reporter Peter Schworm.
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![Members of a police honor guard, front, lead a column of law enforcement officials into a memorial service for fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Collier was fatally shot on the MIT campus Thursday, April 18, 2013. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)]()
Members of a police honor guard, front, led a column of law enforcement officials into the memorial service.
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![Cambridge, MA - 4/24/13 - People file into the memorial service for MIT police officer Sean Collier at Briggs Field on the MIT campus in front of a sea of police officers. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:metro, topic: 25bombmit]()
On April 23, Officer Sean Collier was made an honorary member of the MIT alumni association.
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![A photograph of fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier is attached to a cross at a makeshift memorial on the MIT campus, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Collier was fatally shot on the MIT campus Thursday, April 18, 2013. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)]()
A photograph of Officer Sean Collier was attached to a cross at a makeshift memorial on the MIT campus in Cambridge.
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![A Massachusetts State Trooper salutes during the memorial service for Massachusetts Institute of Technology police (MIT) officer Sean Collier at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 24, 2013. Collier was allegedly killed by the brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Two explosions hit the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 killing three people and injuring more than 200. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY)]()
A Massachusetts state trooper saluted during the memorial service.
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