New Orleans - Crew chiefs hookup slings of Christmas trees to UH-60 Black Hawks of the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment of the Louisiana National Guard to drop into Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge to help rebuild the wetlands on Mar. 30. The Christmas trees help to rebuild the missing wetlands that have been washed away over time by breaking waves and collecting silt for new vegetation to take root. ( Air Force MSgt Toby M Valadie Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office/Released) Black Hawks drop Christmas trees into Bayou Sauvage 100330-F-2117V-571 by Louisian

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New Orleans - Crew chiefs hookup slings of Christmas trees to UH-60 Black Hawks of the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment of the Louisiana National Guard to drop into Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge to help rebuild the wetlands on Mar. 30. The Christmas trees help to rebuild the missing wetlands that have been washed away over time by breaking waves and collecting silt for new vegetation to take root. ( Air Force MSgt Toby M Valadie Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office/Released) Black Hawks drop Christmas trees into Bayou Sauvage 100330-F-2117V-571 by Louisiana National Guard

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