Whitney Hunter pays her respect to her fallen husband Sgt. Jonathon Hunter before an army ceremonial unit removes his casket from the back of a hearse at Barkes Weaver & Glick Funeral Home in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C.,, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
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COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - Hundreds of people lined streets in the Indiana hometown of a soldier killed during a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan as his body was taken from the city's airport to a funeral home.
Dozens of soldiers and police officers stood at attention Tuesday while the flag-draped casket of 23-year-old Army Sgt. Jonathon Michael Hunter of Columbus was transferred from a plane to a hearse. People stood silently, with many holding American flags, in a light rain watching the procession that included more than 200 motorcyclists.
Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, North Carolina, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School.
A hearse carrying Sgt. Jonathon Hunter's casket departs the Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C.,, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
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An army ceremonial unit carries Sgt. Jonathon Hunter casket to a hearse at the Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C.,, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
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An army ceremonial unit removes the casket carrying the remains of Sgt. Jonathon Hunter from the back of a hearse at Barkes Weaver & Glick Funeral Home in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C.,, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
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Indiana Patriot Guard rider Kenny Roland, of Aurora, secures an American flag to the back of his motorcycle at Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Members of the Indiana Patriot Guard and Legion Riders were at the airport to escort the remains of Sgt. Jonathon Hunter. Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C.,, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
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Members of the Indiana Patriot Guard and Legion Riders escort a procession carrying the remains of Sgt. Jonathon Hunter at Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Hunter and 25-year-old Spec. Christopher Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C.,, were killed during an Aug. 2 attack on a NATO convoy. Both were with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Hunter's funeral is set for Saturday at Columbus East High School. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
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