Bikers, military personnel and veterans from all over the county joined dozens of mourners in paying their respects to a war hero as he made his final journey.
On Friday, the life of D-Day hero Bill Gladden, from Haverhill, was celebrated at West Suffolk Crematorium in Risby.
Mr Gladden was one of the soldiers to take part in the Normandy landings of 1944, heralded as one of the operations which would ultimately liberate France from the tyranny of Nazi occupation.
Mr Gladden, aged 20 at the time, was one of many who flew into Normandy on a Hamilcar glider on June 6, 1944.
His regiment, the 6th Airborne Reconnaissance Regiment, was tasked with protecting the strategically important Pegasus Bridge.
When he was surrounded on June 17, Mr Gladden carried two seriously injured comrades into a barn that was being used as a medical post.
Just two days later, he was hit by machine gun fire from a Panzer tank while he was brewing tea.
Despite suffering devastating wounds, Mr Gladden was able to survive and return to England. He spent three years in hospital, where he learned to walk again.
Mr Gladden died at his home in Haverhill on April 24, aged 100, just missing the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
On Friday, Mr Gladden's final journey to the crematorium was accompanied by dozens of bikers who, arranged by veteran Jay Lorenz, formed an escort.
The hearse then followed military personnel led by the Parachute Regiment Shetland pony mascot Pegasus V in a guard of honour outside the door before the coffin, adorned with a Union Jack flag and Mr Gladden's military medals, was carried in to Dorothy Squires' 'What Is The Reason?'
Padre Adrian Teare welcomed more than 100 mourners before hymn 'The Old Rugged Cross' was sung and a poem, chosen by Mr Gladden's niece Kaye, was read.
Tributes to Mr Gladden came from Colin Mills, friend and chair of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, as well as Neil Barber, a historian, author and friend who told the congregation the story of his military service.
A family tribute was read, followed by music from Scarlet Ribbon, and The Lord's Prayer.
Before committal, The Last Post was played and mourners left the chapel to 'When They Sound The Last All Clear' by Vera Lynn.
Donations from the funeral were for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, whom Mr Gladden travelled with to Normandy many times over the years.
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