A sprawling procession of firetrucks, police cars and helicopters escorts the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier Park International Airport on Jan. 13 after their 9-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, following his months-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hundreds parked their cars along the route between the airport and the Smith Valley Fire Department to watch the procession in remembrance of Maverick.
Hunter D'Antuono
Hundreds line the shoulder of U.S. Highway 2 to watch a sprawling procession of fire trucks, police cars and helicopters escorting the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier Park International Airport on Jan. 13, 2021. The Benches' 10-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, after his months-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sprawling procession of fire trucks, police cars and helicopters escorts the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier Park International Airport on Jan. 13, 2021 after their 10-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, following his months-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hundreds parked their cars along the route between the airport and the Smith Valley Fire Department to watch the procession in remembrance of Maverick. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sprawling procession of fire trucks, police cars and helicopters escorts the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier Park International Airport on Jan. 13, 2021 after their 10-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, following his months-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hundreds parked their cars along the route between the airport and the Smith Valley Fire Department to watch the procession in remembrance of Maverick. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sprawling procession of fire trucks, police cars and helicopters escorts the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier Park International Airport on Jan. 13, 2021 after their 10-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, following his months-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hundreds parked their cars along the route between the airport and the Smith Valley Fire Department to watch the procession in remembrance of Maverick. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sprawling procession of fire trucks, police cars and helicopters escorts the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier International Airport on Jan. 13, 2021 after their 10-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, following his several-month-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hundreds parked their cars along the route between the airport and the Smith Valley Fire Department to watch the procession in remembrance of Maverick. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Vivian Gelormino holds a sign for Maverick Bench along U.S. Highway 2 on Jan. 13, 2021. A sprawling procession of fire trucks, police cars and helicopters escorted the Bench family home to Kila from Glacier Park International Airport after their 10-year-old son Maverick Bench died on Jan. 11, after his months-long fight with aplastic anemia. Hundreds parked their cars along the route between the airport and the Smith Valley Fire Department to watch the procession in remembrance of Maverick. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
