*THOUSANDS GATHER FOR CPL. NATHAN CIRILLOS FUNERAL TO MOURN A KID AT HEART* Thousands of people lined the streets of Hamilton on Tuesday to pay respects to a soldier described as a “kid at heart” who was gunned down as he stood ceremonial guard in Ottawa in what the prime minister called a terrorist attack. Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s coffin, carried atop a gun carriage to Christ’s Church Cathedral, was accompanied by members of his regiment as well as scores of soldiers and police officers marching to the sounds of muffled drums. In a message to Cirillo’s regiment, the Queen expressed sorrow at his death under such “grievous” circumstances. “I send my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this tragedy, in particular to members of Cpl. Cirillo’s own family,” the Queen, the regiment’s colonel-in-chief, said in her note. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen were among family, friends and a host of dignitaries bidding farewell to Cirillo, 24, at the full regimental funeral. In his tribute, Harper talked about the “gut-wrenching” irony that Cirillo was killed guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. “He knew what he was protecting and he knew what he was preserving,” Harper said. “He died protecting and preserving.” Photo credit: National Post and Toronto Sun
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:58:46 +0000
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