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 Lonestar Dustoff MEDEVAC supports Marines in IraqSubmitted by: 3d Marine Aircraft WingStory Identification Number: 200443071358Story by Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte AL ASAD, Iraq  (April 30, 2004) -- The Marine lay in the Army medical evacuation helicopter while an Army flight medic went to work stabilizing his broken leg. He thought about the rocket-propelled grenade that had hit his leg, and about why it hadn't exploded when it hit him. Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Resh, flight medic, Army 507th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), also thought about the Marine's situation, while he continued to work on the leg. On one hand,...