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Louisiana National Guardsmen rescue citizens of St. John the Baptist Parish from flood waters.

LAPLACE, La. – Members of the 922nd Horizontal Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion, rescue citizens of St. John the Baptist Parish from flood waters caused by Hurricane Isaac, Aug. 29, 2012. The LANG assisted local authorities with search and rescue missions overnight in St. John the Baptist Parish and will continue to support with boat […]

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Louisiana National Guard supports St. John the Baptist Parish during Hurricane Isaac

LAPLACE, LA – Louisiana National Guard 61st Troop Command, works with local parish officials from St. John the Baptist Parish to identify areas that are flooded from Hurricane Isaac to setup search and rescue mission, Aug. 29, 2012. The LANG has more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen on duty to support our citizens, local &

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Guardsmen continue rescuing citizens in Braithwaite

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen are continuing to assist local authorities in Search and Rescue operations in Braithwaite, located in Plaquemines Parish, Aug. 29, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall earlier this morning. Guardsmen have assisted in more than 25 successful rescues, thus far. -30- Please visit http://geauxguard.com/ for the latest Louisiana National Guard

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Louisiana Guardsmen in New Orleans, ready to respond

Citizen-Soldiers, Airmen prepared to support community By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard has pre-staged approximately 680 Troops and assets across the New Orleans metropolitan area in order to better protect the community and its citizens in preparation of Hurricane Isaac, Aug. 28, 2012. Soldiers

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La. Guard welcomes home Soldiers from Afghanistan

By Sgt. Robin Perry, Public Affairs Office MONROE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home more than 150 Soldiers of the 1022nd Engineer Company from a 365-day deployment to Afghanistan at the Monroe Regional Airport in Monroe, Aug. 18. “It’s great to have them home,” said Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of

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