tinydancer
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This wonderful soul came home down our Highway of Heroes honored by so many. I was particularly touched by the reverence shown to Gallagher by the Kurds he fought ISIS with and by the Kurdish community in Toronto.
Truly a hero. RIP John.
He explained in an essay he wrote why he volunteered to fight on the front lines with the Kurds.
"Slavery, fascism, and communism were all bad ideas which required costly sacrifice before they were finally destroyed. In our time, we have a new bad idea: Theocracy,' Gallagher wrote.
'We are all on the front lines of this conflict, whether we know it or not.'"
I'll leave my commentary at that. The pictures tell the rest of the story.
During the procession, Canadian flags were seen waiving in the air and signs were held up with messages that said You're My Hero and Thank You as people paid their condolences
The hearse was escorted by the Toronto police as it traveled along the highway with a Toronto from a funeral home in Toronto to Blenheim on Friday afternoon
Hundreds of supporters line an overpass near London, Ontario on Friday as they await the procession
Members of the Kurdish community hold pictures of Gallagher in Toronto on Friday
Firefighters salute the hearse carrying Gallagher as it is returned to his hometown of Blenheim, Ontario
On November 12, fellow YPG fighters held a funeral for Gallagher in Hasaka, Syria before his body was transported to Erbil in Iraq
YPG fighters drive towards the Iraqi border with the coffin of Gallagher during his funeral in Hasaka, Syria November 12
Rest in peace John.
More at link.
Hundreds pay condolences as John Gallger's body is returned home
Truly a hero. RIP John.
He explained in an essay he wrote why he volunteered to fight on the front lines with the Kurds.
"Slavery, fascism, and communism were all bad ideas which required costly sacrifice before they were finally destroyed. In our time, we have a new bad idea: Theocracy,' Gallagher wrote.
'We are all on the front lines of this conflict, whether we know it or not.'"
I'll leave my commentary at that. The pictures tell the rest of the story.
During the procession, Canadian flags were seen waiving in the air and signs were held up with messages that said You're My Hero and Thank You as people paid their condolences
The hearse was escorted by the Toronto police as it traveled along the highway with a Toronto from a funeral home in Toronto to Blenheim on Friday afternoon
Hundreds of supporters line an overpass near London, Ontario on Friday as they await the procession
Members of the Kurdish community hold pictures of Gallagher in Toronto on Friday
Firefighters salute the hearse carrying Gallagher as it is returned to his hometown of Blenheim, Ontario
On November 12, fellow YPG fighters held a funeral for Gallagher in Hasaka, Syria before his body was transported to Erbil in Iraq
YPG fighters drive towards the Iraqi border with the coffin of Gallagher during his funeral in Hasaka, Syria November 12
Rest in peace John.
More at link.
Hundreds pay condolences as John Gallger's body is returned home
