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By LAWRENCE AARON DENNIS CASTRO of Leonia returned to work Monday from a week of training at McGuire Air Force Base. As a flight nurse specializing in trauma, he plays a big part in improving the survival rate of soldiers injured by improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers. When not in the air with injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, Castro can be found on the ground coordinating the flights transporting troops to military medical facilities. With three tours of duty under...