Photos: Funeral services for Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — Officers walk in formation to the funeral of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker at St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — Officers walk to the funeral of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker at St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (Jeffrey Thompson/MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — An officer carries a program for the funeral of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker at St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — Officers from across the state enter St. John's Abbey and University Church for the funeral of Cold Spring police officer on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — Flags are flown as hundreds of police personnel attend the funeral of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker at St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — A hearse carrying the body of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker is escorted to St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — A hearse carrying the body of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker is saluted as it approaches St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — Gov. Mark Dayton walks to the funeral of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker at St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — The wife of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker, Alicia Decker, is is escorted into St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — The casket of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker is brought into St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — The casket of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker is brought into St. John's Abbey and University Church at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Collegeville, Minnesota, USA — The casket of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker is brought out of St. John's Abbey and University Church on the campus of St. John's University following Decker's funeral in Collegeville, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Cold Spring, Minnesota, USA — Students from ROCORI school in Cold Spring, Minn. greet a procession of police and safety vehicles following Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker's funeral. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Cold Spring, Minnesota, USA — Students from ROCORI school in Cold Spring, Minn. greet a procession of police and safety vehicles following Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker's funeral. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Nicholas, MN, USA — The casket of Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker proceeds in a horse-drawn carriage for the final ride of the funeral procession followed by a riderless horse to St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery in St. Nicholas, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

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St. Nicholas, MN, USA — The funeral procession for Cold Spring-Richmond Police Officer Tom Decker approaches St. Nicholas, Minn. (AP Photo/The St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz) link to this photo

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St. Nicholas, MN, USA — The casket of Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker proceeds in a horse-drawn carriage for the final ride of the funeral procession followed by a riderless horse to St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery in St. Nicholas, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

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St. Nicholas, MN, USA — People pay their respects as the casket of Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker goes by on a horse-drawn carriage for the final ride of the funeral procession to St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery in St. Nicholas, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

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St. Nicholas, MN, USA — Law enforcement officers stand at attention during the funeral for Cold Spring-Richmond Police Officer Tom Decker, in St. Nicholas, Minn. (AP Photo/The St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz) link to this photo

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St. Nicholas, MN, USA — Alicia Decker holds the American flag presented to her following the funeral of her husband, Tom Decker, in St. Nicholas, Minn. (AP Photo/The St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz) link to this photo