Fallen soldier makes his final trip home
CAIT MCINTYRE
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NEW GLASGOW – A silence fell on the crowd as Cpl. Kevin Megeney’s flag-draped coffin was removed from its hearse.
It was a silence that was broken only by the sobs of Megeney’s family members, who stood huddled together in...
His family lives just down the street from me, and they are distant relatives of my wife's family. I was hoping for no funerals during this tour; I didn't think it would be so soon into the tour.
RIP Cpl Megeney :cdn: :salute: :cdn:
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