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Every summer in San Francisco, the Gay parade is opened with a group of lesbian women on motorcycles. Their group of bikers are called 'Dykes on Bikes'.

Last rites and a salute at the cemetery.

Family members console each other.

One officer, overcome with grief, had to be carried away by ambulance. He later recovered at the hospital.

Policemen bow their heads in prayer.

The motorcade stretched for two miles. Orchard's casket is carried from the church.

Brian Orchard was the first police officer killed in this town in 54 years. An extortion bust proved fatal as Orchard was shot in the face. His funeral drew officers from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Canada. Officers taped their badges…

Benigno Aquino funeral.

Congressman Phillip Burton's Memorial Service was held in the rotunda of San Francisco's City Hall--shot from 7 stories above inside the Hall's dome.

Marine casualties from Beirut and Grenada.