UNDATED (WHDH) — Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman wasn’t in court on Tuesday to be face to face with Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Since the bombings, Bauman has shown amazing strength becoming an inspiration to people around the world.

He took the time to talk to NBC about how he helped lead investigators to the Tsarnaev brothers – and about the hero in the cowboy hat who saved him. Check out the video.

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