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Yesterday I attended the funeral of Gnr Keyes-Oliver.
For someone so young, the eulogies told of a great life she had lived in just 19 short years. Truly at this ceremony, her life was celebrated. It would be no stretch to say that she will be missed by many.
I never met Arielle, but the whole ceremony was incredibly touching. I've watched ramp ceremonies from Afghanistan on TV, seen footage of military funerals, but seeing her flag-draped casket but a few feet in front of me really brought a lot home. The loss her family, friends, and the Regiments have suffered cannot be quantified by words alone.
RIP, Gunner. Stand easy, Mission over.
For someone so young, the eulogies told of a great life she had lived in just 19 short years. Truly at this ceremony, her life was celebrated. It would be no stretch to say that she will be missed by many.
I never met Arielle, but the whole ceremony was incredibly touching. I've watched ramp ceremonies from Afghanistan on TV, seen footage of military funerals, but seeing her flag-draped casket but a few feet in front of me really brought a lot home. The loss her family, friends, and the Regiments have suffered cannot be quantified by words alone.
RIP, Gunner. Stand easy, Mission over.