By Walter Byj
October 25th, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
It was dark and an autumn coolness was setting in, but that did not stop the arrival of even more people to the 407 overpass on Guelph Line. As with all the bridges over the 407, Burlingtonians gathered to pay final respects to the fallen soldier Nathan Cirillo.
It was a solemn crowd that began to gather at least an hour prior to the passing of the hearse.
With the early autumn sunset, visibility was limited; everyone stood quietly awaiting the procession.
Small crowd waits at the Hwy 407 Guelph Line overpass for the hearse carrying the body of Nathan Cirillo to Hamilton.
And then at 7:30 pm, the body of CPL Cirillo was met by applause from the crowd as it passed beneath the Guelph Line overpass and continued the trip to Hamilton.
Hopefully these events like this will be limited in the future – personal tragedy is usually the genesis.
But if that moment should occur again, I know that the citizens of Burlington will once again honour a fallen hero.
