2nd soldier in Camp Stephenson explosion laid to rest
The second of the three soldiers who died in an explosion at Camp Stephenson, Kevon Nicholson, was laid to rest on Thursday in New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Ranks carrying the casket of their dead colleague
On April 30, the three ranks were killed and two others were injured following a sudden explosion at the armoury at the Guyana Defence Force’s base, Camp Stephenson, at Timehri, East Bank Demerara EBD).
The dead ranks were identified as 23-year-old Lance Corporal Kevon Nicholson of Levi Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam; 28-year-old Lance Corporal Toohey Peneux of Orealla Village, Corentyne River; and 20-year-old Private Shaqueel Deheart, of Paradise Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB).
Peneux was laid to rest in his home village of Orealla on Tuesday.
At a brief church service, Nicholson’s Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Selwyn Austin described him as a team player who was always willing to respond to the call of duty.
Meanwhile, in observing COVID-19 guidelines, the military parade did not have a band.
Many who had gathered along the route to the cemetery and those who followed the procession did not hold back from expressing their disappointment.
At Peneux’s funeral, residents of the Amerindian community were appreciative of the soldiers’ presence and the band-less parade.
The last soldier, Deheart, will be laid to rest on Saturday at Paradise.
