By Tech. Sgt. Sienna M. Schehr 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office POLLOCK, La. Approximately 90 Louisiana Army and Air National Guardsmen children attended the annual Operation: Military Kids Spring Camp Lagniappe at the 4-H Camp Grant Walker in Pollock, April 30 May 1. Operation: Military Kids is a program operated by the […]
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By Sgt. Robin Carpenter Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guards 528th Engineer Battalion continue to patrol levees in East Carroll Parish and assist parish officials with emergency planning as the Mississippi River continues to rise, May 13. The Guardsmen drive Humvees along the levees,
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. Louisiana National Guardsmen continued to assist state and parish officials with building levees and providing traffic security as the Morganza Spillway was opened to relieve pressure from the swollen Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, May 14. Louisiana Guardsmen have
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Abbeville native founded Haiti mission in 1989, continues to serve By Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs, Louisiana Army National Guard GONAIVES, Haiti Its fairly routine for military chaplains to be on hand to minister to service members serving in remote locales overseas, but having a civilian minister on
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard race the clock continuing their efforts to protect cities in southern Louisiana from possible flooding following the opening of the Morganza Spillway, May 16. Soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade and 256th Infantry Brigade erected barriers
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City asks for assistance to raise levee By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office KROTZ SPRINGS, La. Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 139th Regional Support Group and the 225th Engineer Brigade helped raise a levee to protect 240 homes from potential flooding in Krotz Springs, May 12. The protection will be
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