My walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Army CPL Ciara M. Durkin, Age 30 of Quincy, MA.
Died Sep. 28, 2007 Operation Enduring Freedom
She was assigned to the 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, West Newton, MA.
Durkin was a 1996 graduate of Fontbonne Academy in Milton, and joined the Army National Guard in October 2005 after getting laid off from her information technology job at Fenway Health.
She died under suspicious circumstances. The military ruled it a suicide but the family discounts the possiblility of suicide.
Ciara received commendations for her military service and was even credited with helping save the life in April of a contractor who fell 26 feet over a railing after slipping off a ladder in the building in Bagram where she worked. A portion of her ashes will be buried with her father at a cemetery in County Galway and per her wishes a part of the ashes will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
We had a great 5.80 Mile walk this morning. We walked by Holiday Hills Lake and then headed up town to the War Memorial Park. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping me honor this hero. We had 71 honks this morning.
Army CPL Ciara M. Durkin will not be forgotten !
