SPC Nicholas Taylor Processional

From the 122nd Fighter Wing Base to Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral home in Berne, Indiana

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Cyclists gather at the 122nd Fighter Wing Base for SPC Nicholas Taylor's processional Sunday afternoon.

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Beth Loucks, of Fort Wayne, waits for the processional along Ferguson Road with her dog ''Tucker,'' sporting an American flag, Sunday afternoon.

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Mike Winther (front) holds an American flag while his brother Layton Winther, 9, holds a sign across from the 122nd Fighter Wing Base along Ferguson Road Sunday afternoon waiting for the processional to transport SPC Nicholas Taylor who was killed in action in Afghanistan to Berne, Indiana. Photo by Swikar Patel.

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Grant Bradtmueller, 11, of Fort Wayne, holds a flag along Ferguson Road at the intersection of South Anthony Blvd. Sunday afternoon waiting for the processional of SPC Nicholas Taylor.

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A crowd gathers along Highway 27 and 1000 North in Decatur Indiana where a flag was raised Sunday afternoon in honor of SPC Nicholas Taylor who was killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Zach Petry (left), of Indianapolis, and Lacey Holtzclaw, of Decatur, wait for the processional for SPC Nicholas Taylor Sunday afternoon in Decatur, Indiana.

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Crowded Streets in Berne, Indiana where watchers wait the arrival of the processional of SPC Nicholas Taylor from the 122nd Fighter Wing Base in Fort Wayne, Indiana Sunday afternoon.

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A memorial for SPC Nicholas Taylor Sunday afternoon in Berne, Indiana.

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Breona Sinn, of Berne, Indiana, holds a sign in memory of SPC Nicholas Taylor, who was killed in action in Afghanistan, during the processional Sunday afternoon.

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The processional for SPC Nicholas Taylor arrives in Berne, Indiana Sunday afternoon.

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Grace Gerber (left) and Monica Lehman (right) stand amongst a crowd of spectators during the processional for SPC Nicholas Taylor Sunday afternoon as they arrive in Berne, Indiana.

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Balloons were released into the air upon the arrival of the processional of SPC Nicholas Taylor from the 122nd Fighter Wing Base to Berne, Indiana Sunday afternoon.

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Balloons were released into the air upon the arrival of the processional of SPC Nicholas Taylor from the 122nd Fighter Wing Base to Berne, Indiana Sunday afternoon.

Swikar Patel The Journal Gazette

The processional for SPC Nicholas Taylor arrives in Berne, Indiana Sunday afternoon.

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A photograph of SPC Nicholas Taylor next to his casket Sunday evening at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home in Berne, Indiana. The media were invited to photograph the casket privately after the family had left.

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SPC Nicholas Taylor's casket Sunday evening at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home in Berne, Indiana. The media were invited to photograph the casket privately after the family had left.