Goshen community honors fallen firefighter Bruce Nethercutt

 

GOSHEN, Ind.-- It was a somber day in Goshen honoring the late firefighter and Assistant Chief of EMS for the Goshen Police Department, Bruce Nethercutt.  

His casket was draped with an American flag, which was folded and presented to his now widow.  

Goshen Fire Chief Danny Sink presented the flag to his family. He said he was on the pension committee that hired Nethercutt over 25 years ago.  

Officers from all over-- South Bend, Elkhart, Middlebury and Goshen——participated in the service.  

They wore black stripes over their badges, a symbol of mourning when a fellow firefighter dies.  

After the funeral service at River Oaks Community Church, a Garrison Flag was hoisted in his honor in the parking lot. There, an honor guard held the colors, and Nethercutt’s casket was transported to a hearse to be taken to his final resting place.  

But first, there was an honorary radio dispatch called a 10-42. One firefighter held a radio to a microphone where a radio dispatcher signaled the end of watch for Assistant Chief Nethercutt.