Col. Robert Paoletti, commander of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, calls his task force to attention as vehicles carry firefighter Garrett “Taco” Paiz out of the Napa County Sheriff’s Department compound for the last time. Paiz, a 38-year-old Missouri native, died helping battle the Northern California wildfires. Although a civilian, Paoletti and the Cal Guard honored the fallen firefighter with a salute. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

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