Police constable draws praise for saluting funeral on Ontario First Nation – CBC

Dec 04, 2015

Photo of Troy George saluting funeral procession shared thousands of times on Facebook

The photo of a First Nation police officer saluting a funeral procession in northern Ontario is drawing praise and being shared hundreds of times on Facebook.

On Tuesday, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service posted a photo on their Facebook page which shows Constable Troy George on the roadside in Bearskin Lake, Ont., saluting a passing funeral procession.

The photo now has over 5000 ‘likes’ and nearly 300 comments, many from people praising the constable’s actions.

“Such an honourable gesture,” commented Phyl Mckay. “He brings such joy and comfort with this in times of our losses.”

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