As he donned the distinctive red and white Glengarry hat worn by members of his father\u2019s regiment, 5-year-old Marcus Cirillo walked slowly behind his the flag-draped casket alongside the family, friends and colleagues of fallen soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.<\/p>\n
Thousands of mourners lined Hamilton\u2019s streets to say goodbye at the regimental funeral held for Cirillo on Tuesday, watching scores of military personnel slowly march alongside the reservist\u2019s casket in a procession to Christ\u2019s Church Cathedral.<\/p>\n
In an emotional service inside a church filled with family, fellow soldiers and dignitaries, Prime Minister Stephen Harper paid tribute to the 24-year-old member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, killed while standing guard at the National War Memorial last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Harper called Cirillo\u2019s death at the memorial \u201d\u201d intended to be a national place of solemn remembrance \u201d\u201d a \u201cbitter and truly heart-wrenching irony.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n