Memorial For Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo

A ceremony honouring Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was held at the National War Memorial Thursday morning. Cirillo was gunned down by a lone gunman on October 22nd, 2014 while standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  Vincent was run down outside a Canadian Armed Forces recruiting centre in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec two days earlier. Prime Minister-Designate Justin Trudeau and Outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper were both in attendance. Putting aside their differences, they both laid a wreath in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and spoke briefly. October 22, 2015. Captis Photos/Connor Evans and Jaclyn McRae-Sadik

 

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Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau as he leaves the ceremony.

Corporal Nathan Cirillo's nephew Cameron Cirillo marches playfully.

Connor Evans

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