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A paramedic drove 1,800 miles to help fight coronavirus. Sunday, a funeral procession carried him home.

When the call went out from New York for volunteers to travel to the epicenter of the pandemic, from 1,800 miles away, Paul Cary raised his hand.

The procession of emergency vehicles for paramedic Paul Cary made its way out of Denver International Airport on Sunday. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City.
The procession of emergency vehicles for paramedic Paul Cary made its way out of Denver International Airport on Sunday. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City.Read moreHelen H. Richardson / AP
    by Meagan Flynn, Washington Post
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