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A motorcade of about 200 vehicles accompanies the white hearse carrying slain former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's flag-draped coffin in Midlothian, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, on the 200-mile journey to Austin, where he will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery. Many motorists pulled to the side of roads to watch the procession pass.Some 7,000 people attended a two-hour memorial service for Kyle at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Monday. Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot and killed Feb 2. at a North Texas gun range. (AP Photo/Waxahachie Daily Light, Scott Dorsett)

Austin, TX - The funeral procession for slain former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle has ended its 200-mile journey at the cemetery in Austin where the best-selling author will be buried.

About 200 motorcycles, motor coaches, police cruisers and other vehicles made the trip Tuesday from Midlothian. That’s the small town 25 miles southwest of Dallas where the 38-year-old Kyle lived with his family.

A white hearse carried Kyle’s flag-draped coffin to the Texas State Cemetery.

Kyle was considered the deadliest sniper in the history of the U.S. military. His book “American Sniper” recounted his efforts in the war on terror and in Iraq.

Kyle and friend Chad Littlefield were shot multiple times at a remote shooting range Feb. 2. A man has been charged in their deaths.

Supporters of Chris Kyle line up along the southbound lane of Interstate 35, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Waco, Texas, for his final journey to Austin, where he will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery. Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot and killed Feb 2. at a North Texas gun range. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte)

Mourners hold U.S. flags as a hearse containing Chris Kyle's casket leads a motorcade leaving the Multi-Purpose Stadium, in Midlothian, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 for the 200-mile journey to Austin, where Kyle will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery. Some 7,000 people attended a two-hour memorial service for Kyle at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Monday. Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot and killed Feb 2. at a North Texas gun range. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Max Faulkner)

Members of Midlothian Fire Department pay their respects during a procession for Chris Kyle in Midlothian, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 for the 200-mile journey to Austin, where Kyle will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery. Some 7,000 people attended a two-hour memorial service for Kyle at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Monday. Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot and killed Feb 2. at a North Texas gun range. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Max Faulkner)

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