Thousands of people, including a sea of uniformed officers, gathered in New York City on Saturday for the funeral of New York Police Department Officer Rafael Ramos, one of the two killed in a targeted ambush one week before. The funeral was said to be the largest in the NYPD’s history. Speakers included Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Vice President Joe Biden: “I believe that this great police force and this incredibly diverse city can and will show the nation how to bridge any divide. You’ve done it before, and you will do it again.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio: “He had a dream that he would one day be a police officer, and he worked for that dream, and he lived it, and he became it. He couldn’t wait to take that test. He couldn’t wait to put on that uniform. He believed in protecting others, and those who are called to protect others are a special breed.”