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You are so loved Ottawa lawyer describes trying to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
OTTAWA Lawyer Barbara Winters was headed to a meeting Wednesday near her office at the Canada Revenue Agency when she passed the National War Memorial, stopping to snap a few pictures of the two honour guards standing soberly at attention.
Moments later, after passing by a Canada Post office at the corner of Elgin and Sparks streets, she heard four shots. For Winters, a former member of the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve, the sounds were unmistakable.
Turning, she saw people on Elgin Street ducking. She began to run not towards safety, but towards the shots, and the wounded soldier lying at the foot of the memorial.
As Winters ran, she looked for but couldnt see the two soldiers. Her mind went to the hit-and-run death in Quebec of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent two days earlier, and she instinctively knew the honour guards had been targeted.
As she reached the memorial, Winters saw four people bending over a fallen soldier. She dropped her purse and briefcase on the steps and began to help.
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Much more:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/News/10318953/story.html
Heroes all!
RIP Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
Sigh....
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)that was so moving.
Words fail me at times like this. The way they all loved on this man as he died....
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)instead of running away.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)Can you imagine having the presence of mind to fill someones thoughts with positivity in that moment?
You are loved. Your family loves you. Youre a good man, she told him.
Winters told Cirillo to think about what he was doing that hed been standing guard at the National War Memorial. She told him what a good man he was for doing his duty.
She didnt see a wedding ring, and didnt know if he was married. So she just kept repeating:
Your family loves you. Your parents are so proud of you. Your military family loves you. All the people here, were working so hard for you. Everybody loves you.
Just remarkable. I want to be like her.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)So sad, this tragedy.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)And it would be nice if they could be reminded of love.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Thank you for being you, Rose Siding.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)See? -Gracious kindness was your first thought.
Now I'm the best kind of weepy. Thank you.
Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)And she's right it's a good time to remember the women in London - almost the bravest action I can thing of.
LeftishBrit
(41,208 posts)Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)mountain grammy
(26,626 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)...if I'm ever in the same situation.
It's all I can do.
I'm so comforted to know they were with him.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)eom