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Please take a moment...

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:58 pm
by dgsselkirk
Thanks Guys for the comments on the Ottawa Madness thread. This will be the last comment I make about this tragedy....

For those of you who don't know here is what Canada's National war Monument looks like:
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And here is one of the most poignant comments without words that I have ever seen:
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Here is a brief description of the illustration:

His cartoon for Oct. 23 shows the bronze statues from the National War Memorial in Ottawa leaning down to comfort Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was shot and killed while standing guard at the memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Wednesday morning.

MacKinnon said he was working on other cartoons Wednesday morning when "all hell" started breaking loose in Ottawa and his other ideas "became quite trivial by comparison."
He did several sketches and showed his editors, and everyone agreed on the one that eventually ran — of a First World War soldier leaning over Cirillo's body. Only the young soldier's feet — with ?red and white Argyll and Sutherland Highland socks — are visible.

RIP Nathan..

Re: Please take a moment...

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:25 pm
by jarndice
Amen, shaun.

Re: Please take a moment...

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:07 pm
by jackalope
Spend a few moments looking at those pictures and you an not help tearing up.

Re: Please take a moment...

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:29 pm
by ALPHA
Image

Re: Please take a moment...

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:11 am
by Dragon245
rest in peace a brother warrior :'(

Re: Please take a moment...

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:05 pm
by jeff1101
You have reason to be proud of your sons, Canada.