Photos: Chandler officer's funeral
Nearly 4,000 people attend the funeral of slain undercover Chandler police officer Carlos Ledesma’s funeral at the Mission Community Church in Gilbert.
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A lone American flag waves in the breeze next to the hundreds of police motorcycles during funeral services for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Law enforcement personnel salute as the casket of Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma leaves the funeral services at Mission Community Church in Gilbert on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A Chandler police officer makes his way to the funeral services at Mission Community Church in Gilbert for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A DPS officer makes his way to the funeral services at Mission Community Church for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma after parking his police motorcycle with the hundreds that took part in the funeral procession on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Law enforcement personnel salute as the casket of Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma leaves the funeral services at Mission Community Church in Gilbert on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Hundreds of uniformed motorcycle police officers wait to form the funeral procession for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma at Mission Community Church in Gilbert on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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John Rottweiler and his fellow Chandler firefighters salute Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma as the funeral procession leaves Mission Community Church in Gilbert on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Ten-year-old Jalen Self of Gilbert holds an American flag as he watches the the procession of motorcycles escort the body of Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma from Mission Community Church in Gilbert on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A procession of police motorcycles escort Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma from the Mission Community Church in Gilbert to Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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The funeral procession for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma stretched for over four miles down Arizona Avenue as it made it's way to the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A blue ribbon is tied around a tree as friends and family members console each other during the funeral services for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma at Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A sign for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma sits at the entrance of Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery during funeral services for the fallen officer on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Signs line the wall of Valley of the Sun Cemetery during funeral services for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Fellow law enforcement officers salute Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma during funeral services at the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A large American flag suspended from a pair of Chandler Fire Department ladder trucks creates an arc-way at the entrance of Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery during the funeral services for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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City of Chandler employees Chris Cordova (left) and Daniel Anderson pay their respects as they watch the funeral procession for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma as it makes it's way down Arizona Avenue to the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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A woman, taken by emotion, is consoled during funeral services for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma at the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Gary Burgett, an Maricopa County Adult Probation officer, watches the funeral procession for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma as it makes it's way down Arizona Avenue to the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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In a sea of waving American flags, a Chandler police officer looks on during the funeral services for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma at the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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Phoenix police officer Ben Mayer pauses to pay his respects to Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma as he works traffic detail outside Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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On-lookers hold American flags as they watch the funeral procession for Chandler police detective Carlos Ledesma as it makes it's way down Arizona Avenue to the Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
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