Funeral for Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian

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Funeral for Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian

The funeral for Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian was held in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Members of the Patriot Guard arrive to line the street with American flags for the funeral of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Athens-Clarke County Senior Officer Doug Wyatt wears black over his badge for the funeral of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer " Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Members of the Patriot Guard walk down the street with American flags for the funeral of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Officers salute as a bagpiper leads in the body of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian, followed by his wife, 2 children, and family members for his funeral at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Hundreds of citizens line Atlanta Highway for the funeral procession of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian on its way to Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Supporters wait along Atlanta Highway for the funeral procession of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian on its way to Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Law enforcement officers remove their hats as they enter the memorial service of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

A young boy appears to salute the horse drawn funeral carriage of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian as it arrives at Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

DeKalb sheriff's deputy Bruce Hood holds a memorial program during the welcome and prayer for the funeral of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian in the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

A horse-drawn funeral carriage carrying the body of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian makes its way down Atlanta Highway to Evergreen Memorial Park for his burial in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Law enforcement officers salute the flag-draped coffin of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian, followed by his wife and 2 children, as they arrive at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Pastor Randy Crowe pulls a picture of a motorcycle from the Bible of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian, one of his church members, while delivering the closing prayer at his memorial service in the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

The horse-drawn funeral carriage of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian arrives for burial at the Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Officers salute as a bagpiper leads in the body of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian, followed by his wife, 2 children, and family members for his funeral at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

An honor guard officer salutes the flag-draped coffin of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian during his memorial service at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Dozens of Athens-Clarke County police officers sit together for the memorial service of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Police Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr., pauses to regain his composure while speaking at the memorial service for slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

An officer salutes as the body of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian arrives for the funeral followed by his wife, children, and family members at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Musicians perform the song "I'll Fly Away" near the conclusion of the memorial service for slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

More than 2,000 law enforcement officers, citizens, and family fill the Classic Center Theatre for the memorial service of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Athens-Clarke County firefighters salute the funeral procession of slain Athens Senior Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

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Members of the Patriot Guard arrive to line the street with American flags for the funeral of slain Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian at the Classic Center Theatre in Athens on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

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