Cape Breton community mourns the loss of Canadian soldier
The Canadian Press
Jul 02, 2010 16:30:23 PM
Family members wearing red tops filed into a church today in Bridgeport, N.S., to pay their respects to a soldier killed last month in Afghanistan.
Sgt. James MacNeil of Glace Bay was killed by an improved explosive device while on foot patrol.
The 28-year-old was on his fourth and final tour of duty in the war-torn country when he died.
MacNeil's flag-draped casket was carried into Immaculate Conception Church today for a funeral service as mourners held Canadian and Cape Breton flags.
On Tuesday, as his remains were returned home, an estimated 10,000 people lined the route between the Sydney airport and a funeral home in Glace Bay.