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Marine: ‘Felt like it was my obligation and duty to help’
Photo credit: Newsday/Amanda Voisard
U.S. Marine Bruce Castillo recalls the devastation he witnessed while his unit evacuated families in Staten Island, upstate Peekskill and communities along the Hudson River after superstorm Sandy ravaged the Northeast.
Seeing displaced residents burn their furniture to stay warm inspired Castillo, who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, to want to make sure as many families as possible would...
