Spencerport firefighter Corey McElwain backs off after unraveling the American flag; high winds caused it to wrap around the staff when it was suspended from the Spencerport ladder truck in honor of the homecoming of the body of Captain Bruce K. Clark, an Army nurse, May 12, 2012.
The Spencerport resident died in Afghanistan May 1 after collapsing during a Skype® video conversation with his wife. Funeral services were held May 15 at St. Mary’s Church in Rochester; burial Fairfield Cemetery, Spencerport.
The Honor Guard awaits the signal to approach the hearse to carry the coffin into the Walker Brother’s Funeral Home.
One of the Patriot Guard Riders stands near the entrance to the funeral home. This group creates an impressive patriotic setting in joining funeral processions of service men and women, when requested by the respective family.
