ORLANDO, Fla. — About an hour before the funeral for Master Sgt. Debra Clayton began, four helicopters flew over First Baptist Orlando.
One of them broke from the group and flew away.
The Orlando Police Department tweeted an explanation for this, saying the helicopters were in the 'Missing Man' formation. The helicopter that flew away represented the soul they lost.
This is called the "Missing Man" formation. Four choppers fly overhead and one peels off representing the brace soul we lost. pic.twitter.com/zZhv0ZPK81
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) January 14, 2017
Posted by Jeff Levkulich WFTV on Saturday, January 14, 2017
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