Final salute
From the Wilbur Road overpass of Route 146, Lincoln police officers salute the funeral procession of Matthew R. Turcotte (SPC, US ARMY), of North Smithfield, who was accidentally killed during a combined arms live-fire training exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado on Aug. 23.The funeral procession was making its way north to a burial in the Inman Family Cemetery in Burrillville following a concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence Saturday morning.
PROVIDENCE (AP) — Hundreds have gathered in Rhode Island to honor an Army specialist who was killed during a training exercise in Colorado.
The funeral for 20-yearold Spc. Matthew Turcotte was held Saturday morning at Providence's Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
The North Smithfield man was killed Aug. 23 during an exercise using live ammunition at Colorado's Fort Carson.
Funeral attendees included Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and dozens of officers from the Massachusetts Department of Correction. Turcotte's father is a captain in the department.
Turcotte joined the Army in August 2015. He was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, part of the 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Carson.
Turcotte's casket was taken to a Burrillville cemetery, where Turcotte he was buried with military honors.