Braun's mother, Patty Braun, said in a written
statement this week that the family is proud of
Braun's bravery and asked Canadians to continue
to support our troops in Afghanistan. Each
looked on in sorrow, dabbing away tears, as
Braun's coffin was lowered from the plane and
carried by uniformed pallbearers to a waiting
hearse, accompanied by a lone piper playing a
mournful lament for the fallen solider.
Military officials said that at the family's
request, Braun's coffin was draped with the
Canadian Forces Ensign, a white flag bearing
both the Canadian maple leaf and the emblem of
the Forces.
Braun's
mother then approached the hearse, kissed her
hand and touched her son's casket before laying
a single yellow rose on top.Braun's siblings and
friend followed, taking a moment to pay their
respects before placing a rose of their own.
Braun's family wept and pipers played a lament
Saturday as his coffin, draped in a Canadian
Forces Ensign, was escorted from a military jet
to a hearse. The young soldier will be buried
with full military honours in his home town of
Raymore, Saskatchewan.