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Left top, Grant M. Pearsol kisses his wife Marina at the Utah Air National Guard facility in West Jordan after a ceremony honoring his retirement from the Army. Pearson served as a helicopter pilot for nearly 40 years. Left bottom, Pearsol flew his last flight in a blackhawk helicopter to the event, where he received a water cannon salute from West Jordan fire engines.