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9 moving photos from the funeral for Maine Cpl. Eugene Cole

Cole, 61, was killed in the line of duty on April 25 in Norridgewock, Maine.

The Massachusetts State Police Color Guard marches to the funeral of Cpl. Eugene Cole at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, on Monday.

A pipe and drum band consisting of law enforcement members from throughout New England march to Cole’s funeral.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers attend Cole’s funeral.

Cole, a sheriff’s deputy, was the first officer to be killed in the line of duty in Maine in nearly 30 years.

Cole’s casket is brought into the funeral service at the Cross Insurance Center.

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Cole’s casket is positioned in front of the sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser at his funeral service.

Pallbearers walk alongside Cole’s casket at the conclusion of the funeral service.

Pallbearers guide Cole’s casket after the funeral service.

Aircraft fly in formation over the funeral service.