Funeral for Moncton Mounties killed in the line of duty sees thousands of officers march in procession

THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Marc Grandmaison. RCMP officers march in the funeral procession on their way to the regimental funeral for three slain RCMP officers in Moncton, N.B., Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Michael MacDonald and Kevin Bissett, Canadian Press:
MONCTON, N.B. — A funeral procession for the three Mounties killed in the line of duty wound its way through Moncton on Tuesday with pipers and drummers leading the mourners including police officers from across Canada and the United States.
Four RCMP officers on horseback followed the procession, leading three hearses carrying the bodies of constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, Douglas James Larche and Dave Joseph Ross.
Members of the RCMP and municipal police forces, as well as correctional officers and U.S. border patrol officers were among those who marched in unison on their way to the Moncton Coliseum to the funeral service. An estimated 2,700 officers took part in the procession...Continue reading...