The procession for the body of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo traveled from Ottawa to the fallen Canadian soldier's hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, along the Highway of Heroes on Friday.
Renamed in 2007, the highway is a stretch of Ontario's Highway 401 that runs from Trenton, Ontario, to Toronto, and commemorates Canadian soldiers who have died, according to CTV News.
Crowds of people, many carrying Canadian flags, gathered on overpasses Friday to pay their respects to Cirillo. Gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, shot and killed Cirillo at Ottawa's National War Memorial, before firing shots inside a Parliament building on Wednesday.
This is amazing!! Every bridge on the #highwayofheroes is full of patriotic Canadians right now. @CP24 pic.twitter.com/uQWxlr9uBn— Tyler Puley (@Tylerpuley) October 24, 2014
Cirillo's homecoming, which the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation aptly called "the path no soldier, or their family, ever wants to take," was documented across social media in photos and videos. We've rounded up a gallery, above.