Corporal Darren Fitzpatrick Has Come Home

Sunday, March 28, 2010 05:33 PM

Canadian Soldier salutes as the flag draped casket of Corporal Darren Fitzpatrick is unloaded from the plane

Prince George, B.C.- Corporal Darren James Fitzpatrick is home.

Following Saturday’s funeral for the fallen soldier in Edmonton, his flag draped casket arrived at Prince George Airport shortly after 4:00 this afternoon on the same West Jet flight which carried his grieving family and friends.

The ramp ceremony at Prince George Airport had the same sombre military air as did the funeral at St. Joseph’s Basilica.

Corporal Fitzpatrick died on March 20^th at the University of Alberta Hospital from wounds suffered when an IED exploded while he was on patrol west of Khandahar March 6th. Corporal Fitzpatrick had joined the Armed Forces shortly after graduating from Kelly road Secondary School. He was a member of the Princess Patricia Light Infantry and had been in Afghanistan since October, he was 21.

Corporal Fitzpatrick will be laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 in the Prince George Cemetery.

Here are some of the images from this afternoon’s ramp ceremony:

Above: Flag at Prince George Airport flies at half mast

Above: Members of the Fitzpatrick family ( centre) hold hands as the flag draped casket is off loaded from the plane

Above: Honour Guard makes a slow march as it carries the casket to the awaiting hearse

Above: Fitzpatrick family gathers at the hearse

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Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 05:33 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: whatintheheck on March 28 2010 6:13 PM

Oh how sad for that brave young man and his family. May God bring them peace in these weeks ahead.

Posted by: Slim2229 on March 28 2010 8:30 PM

For your service to your country, my friends, my family, I thank you. Rest in Peace young man, God Bless You.

Posted by: DPJ on March 28 2010 9:38 PM

Is the funeral at the cemetary public or private ceremony?

Posted by: taxinapothole on March 28 2010 11:01 PM

Thank you Corporal Darren Fitzpatrick, for your sacrifice to keep my/our freedom. Rest in peace young man, knowing that you did the greatest thing that anybody could ever do for his fellow man!

My condolences to your family. You are a HERO, in our eyes, and in you families eyes. You are an inspiration for world peace everywhere.

R.I.P

God Bless You Corporal Darren Fitzpatrick

Posted by: whatintheheck on March 29 2010 5:47 AM

I believe the funeral at the cemetary is a full military funeral. I am sure it is open to the public as well.

Posted by: bowzone_mikey on March 29 2010 4:46 PM

its open to the public ...i dont believe it is a military funeral as that happened in Edmonton ... i may be wrong however,,,

RIP Patricia

Posted by: porter on March 29 2010 5:28 PM

God Bless and Thank you.