ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The body of Christian Koch, the third soldier killed in last week's helicopter crash in Mendon, left the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday, led by a procession of law enforcement. It was headed for a funeral home in Mt. Morris.

On Tuesday, the remains of the two other soldiers, Chief Warrant Officers Steven Skoda and Daniel Prial, were taken to Fort Drum. All three men died when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down in a field off of West Bloomfield Road.

Just like Tuesday’s procession, it was a solemn, but powerful moment. Members of local law enforcement and a Gates firetruck stopped traffic as the procession got underway. A line of Army soldiers saluted as the hearse pulled away from the medical examiner's office.

The procession traveled along East Henrietta Road to Route 390 South. Along the way, first responders from across Monroe County stood on the overpasses to salute the procession, just as they did on Tuesday.

Others also came out to show their support and wave flags, like town of Gates Councilman Lee Cordero.

"In honor of them,” said Cordero. "How they were able to maneuver the helicopter, crash where nobody else would have gotten hurt, shows their true testament of what they can do right before they got into the accident, to save somebody else's life."

(Left to Right: Chief Warrant Officers Steven Skoda, Christian Koch, and Daniel Prial)

Battalion Chief of the Henrietta Fire District, Charlie Remelt, was also there.

“They paid such a price and a sacrifice,” said Chief Remelt. “We need to acknowledge that. That's why we're here in this country because of our great armed forces, and we need to support them."

Koch was from Honeoye Falls. The 39-year-old served with the National Guard aviation unit as a pilot and with the New York State Police. His service included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He also assisted in national disasters.

Koch was a husband and father to four children. Because of COVID-19, his memorial service will be private with just family.

Skoda, 54, grew up in Johnstown. His time in New York's Army National Guard included two tours to Afghanistan as well as providing aid in national disasters.

Calling hours for Skoda will be held Friday from 2-6 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Johnstown followed by a private family funeral service.

Daniel Prial was raised in Warwick. The 30-year-old joined the Army after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point where his family plans to have him buried. Prial became a pilot and served in Iraq before joining the National Guard where he trained new pilots to fly.

Spectrum News spoke with Prial's parents who said he died doing what he loved.

“If he took a safer job, he might have been with us, but he wouldn’t have been happy. He died doing what he loved. He was an American patriot through and through,” said Anne Prial, Daniel's mother.

The cause of the helicopter crash is still under investigation.