Cory Boudreau This is Me

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1. 1. KWTX | CAB Purple Heart awardee returns to fight

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   Published on: 5/19/2006   Last Visited: 5/19/2006

   "They shot me full of drugs and Capt. Cory Boudreau took me to the CSH. I don't remember anything after that."
   
   According to Boudreau, a fellow pilot with the CAB's MEDEVAC unit, he was unaware of the situation when Didonato's aircraft arrived. He said they received word that they would have to transport the patients who were onboard, but at that point, had no idea Didonato had been shot.
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   "We had no idea what was going on," Boudreau explained.
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   Boudreau said that's when they became alarmed.
   
   "Immediately, we were like, ‘what's going on?'" he said.
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   Meanwhile, back at the awaiting aircraft, Boudreau said the only thing his crew saw was Didonato being placed on the stretcher with his helmet and vest still on and blood dripping down his arm.
   
   "We thought maybe he had hit a bird or something," said Boudreau, a three-year member of the CAB's MEDEVAC unit.
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   Boudreau and Klaftenegger then piloted the aircraft to the CSH at Balad.
   
   "You know, you try to keep your emotions out of it because you want to make sure you get to the CSH safely," Boudreau said.
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   According to Boudreau, the company has missed Didonato just as much. "Dido's a huge part of the company," Boudreau said.