Final salute for a fallen hero

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[h=1]Thousands of police throng streets for funeral of 25-year-old NYPD officer who was shot in the head while on duty in Queens[/h]

• Officers thronged the streets and saluted as the coffin of Brian Moore, 25, was borne through Seaford, Long Island
• Grieving mother, father and sister were overcome with emotion as police officers carried his coffin past them
• Irene, Chrsitine and Raymond Moore wept after the service for Moore, who was saluted by thousands of cops
• Funereal Mass took place in the St James Roman Catholic Church on Friday, who was shot in Queens on Monday
• Moore was in unmarked patrol car with his partner when armed suspect opened fire on him
• New York City mayor Bill de Blasio attended the ceremony, and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton gave a speech

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Embrace: Moore's sister embraces an NYPD officer outside the church following the funeral service. His tearful parents stand behind her

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Respect: Thousands of officers lined the streets in Seaford, Long Island, to mourn Brian Moore, a 25-year-old NYPD officer who was shot in the head in Queens

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Flypast: Five helicopters zoomed overhead in a mark of respect for Moore, who was the second NYPD officer in the family

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Ceremony: The St James Roman Catholic Church hosted the funeral ceremony Friday afternoon, less than a week after the shooting

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Grief: Moore's father Raymond, sister Christine and mother Irene (right) stood on in tears officers trooped by with Moore's coffin on their shoulders

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Tearful: This picture from after the funeral ceremony shows a distraught Christine Moore (right), Moore's sister, leaving the church, followed by her mother, Irene

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Passing by: A bank of officers dozens deep have a salute to Moore as his hearse rolled down the street in Seaford, New York

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Staying close: Moore's father held his sister's shoulders as they wept for Moore, who was shot dead less than a week ago


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Ceremony: New York City Police Department Monsignor Robert Romano, center, officiates at Moore's Roman Catholic funeral

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Dignitary: New York City mayor Bill de Blasio attended the funeral, for Moore (right in an NYPD photo), which marks the fifth NYPD death since December

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Dedication: NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is pictured above speaking about Moore's legacy. He promoted him to a First Grade Detective



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Seeing him out: Row on row of uniformed officer stood ready to salute Moore as his casket was taken from the church

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Somber: Drummers preceded the hearse as Moore's funeral train processed from the church where his funeral was held

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Bystander: This cyclist stopped not far from the church to see Moore's funeral advertised on a billboard


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Salute: Officers showed their respect for Moore, who died last Monday after a suspect opened fire on him in Queens

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Sadness: His family had gathered with thousands of policemen for a ceremony in a Roman Catholic church on Long Island

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Heavy burden: A platoon of officers carried Moore's coffin to and from the church where his funeral was held


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[bobbyjones2]

my god...theres more sympathy for looters than for a cop...wtf happened to us?

 

[bobbyjones2]

does anyone know if the mayor was capable of showing up on time?

 

[neverbend]

It took me 35 minutes to go down Wantagh Avenue from Hempstead Tkpe. to Southern State Pky. it usually takes me 5 minutes.
Greatest tribute I've ever witnessed for an Long Island resident. I've never seen as many police in all my years except on TV.
In the next 100 years I doubt my area of Nassau County will ever be as crowded as it was today.

 

[Acebb]

Just incredible.