Vernon Hunter, the lone victim in the fiery plane crash at the IRS building in Austin last week, was laid to rest at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, TX. Friday afternoon with a military honor guard. Wife Valerie Hunter, in background, watches as her husband's casket is removed from the caison during the ceremony by members of the Ft., Hood First Air Cavalry Brigade serving as the honor guard.
A Ft. Hood honor guard carries the casket of Hunter, a military veteran, to its resting place for the ceremony.
Wife Valerie Hunter receives the American flag from a member of the Ft., Hood First Air Cavalry Brigade serving as the honor guard for the ceremony. Mrs. Hunter is flanked by church member and friend Jackie McDonald, right, for support.
Family member Judy Arnold-Hunter sings a song about faith near the closing of the ceremony.
Daughter Christine Hunter , facing, gets emotional after the ceremony as she is hugged by friend Linette Liendo, who served as her father's secretary for three years in the IRS building. "He was like a father to me." said Liendo.
Cemetery in Killeen, TX. Friday afternoon with a military honor guard. Walt Conlin, from Cedar Park, TX., and a member of the Patriot Guard, a motorcycle group made up of military veterans who escort the casket to its final resting palce, pays tribute to a fallen soldier.
Members of the Patriot Guard, a motorcycle group made up of military veterans like Eric Treland, left, and George Hendershot, right, line the service site with flags as they pay tribute to a fallen soldier.
Photos by Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman