On guard at the National War Memorial – Ottawa Citizen

Author of the article: Elizabeth Mavor OTTAWA – OCTOBER 22, 2021 – Flowers were left at the National War Memorial and nearby Nathan Cirillo plaque on Friday – the seven-year anniversary of his death by shooting while standing guard on sentry duty. Julie Oliver/POSTMEDIA Photo by Julie Oliver /Postmedia On the seventh anniversary of the murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, photojournalist Julie Oliver spoke to Cpl. Jennifer Bailey (Airforce) about what it means to be a sentry at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Cirillo, a 24-year old reservist from Hamilton, was gunned down while serving as an honour guard at the National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The man who shot him then stormed Parliament Hill, where he was killed by then Sergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers and officers with the RCMP. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Ottawa Citizen Headline News Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia…
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