Funeral for a hero

Name: Funeral for a hero
Uploaded: 2019-07-03T21:01:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Description: A funeral was held Wednesday morning for a former New York City police detective who fought until his final days for the extension of health benefits for Sept. 11 first responders. Hundreds of NYPD officers saluted the flag-draped casket of former Detective Luis Alvarez as it was brought into the Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens.

A funeral was held Wednesday morning for a former New York City police detective who fought until his final days for the extension of health benefits for Sept. 11 first responders. Hundreds of NYPD officers saluted the flag-draped casket of former Detective Luis Alvarez as it was brought into the Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens.

Posted July 3, 2019 5:18pm EDT