Crime and Justice · War

1,000 Words: Cpl. Cirillo’s funeral

Bob CollinsBob Collins Oct 28, 2014
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They’re holding the funeral today in Hamilton for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was gunned down while standing guard at the National War Monument in Ottawa.

Marcus Cirillo (2nd L), the five-year- old son of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, is carried as his fathers casket is carried into the Christ's Church Cathedral during Nathan Cirillo's funeral on October 28, 2014 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Cirillo was shot and killed while on duty at Parliament Hill in Ottawa by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau on October 22. (Photo by Aaron Vincent Elkaim/Getty Images) Kathy Cirillo (3rd L), the wife of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo Laureen Cirillo, mourns as her son Marcus Cirillo (2nd R), looks on during Nathan Cirillo's funeral at the Christ's Church Cathedral on October 28, 2014 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Cirillo was shot and killed while on duty at Parliament Hill in Ottawa by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau on October 22. (Photo by Aaron Vincent Elkaim/Getty Images)