Woodbridge Township lost a “Home Town Hero” killed in-the-line of duty in the service of his country.
USMC Cpl. Kevin Joseph Reinhard of Colonia died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last week.
The wake for Cpl. Reinhard is scheduled for Sat., Jan. 28 and Sun., Jan. 29 from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. at Gosselin Funeral home in Edison. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Agnes Church in Clark at 9:45 A.M. on Mon., Jan. 30 followed by burial at St. Gertrude’s Cemetery on Inman Avenue in Colonia.
Residents wishing to honor Cpl. Reinhard are invited to line both sides of Inman Avenue as he is driven to his final resting place. The funeral procession will move along Inman Ave. beginning at approximately 11:15 A.M. on Mon., Jan. 30.
Please support our Hometown Hero and his family. Join us on Monday morning at 11:15 A.M. on both sides of Inman Avenue from the intersection of Jordan and Amherst Avenue to the cemetery. Let’s show our community pride and appreciation for Cpl. Reinhard’s service to our country.
By now, you've probably heard that the Westboro Baptist Church is planning on protesting the funeral. This group of people are often in the news for protesting at military funerals. The Woodbridge Patch did an informative story about them, which you can read HERE.
This is an interesting video about how another town blocked the Westboro Baptist Church protest of one of their fallen heroes:
I have nothing good to say about any group who would try to make a bereaved family feel worse than they do already. I know that one of the great things about the United States of America is the freedoms that we enjoy. The Marines - and all of our Service Men and Women - fight for our rights, including our freedom of speech. The Westboro Baptist Church is taking advantage of the rights that Cpl. Reinhard fought to preserve.
I'm certain that Woodbridge's response to that will be at LEAST as good as the town in the video.
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