Indiana Army National Guard Spc. Benjamin Sukys of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Spc. Robert Thorp of Spencer, Ind., both infantryman in Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment headquartered in Martinsville, Ind., work through the night filling sandbags at the Indiana Department of Transportation branch in Vincennes, Ind., Tuesday, April 26, 2011, during the National Guard’s response to flooding in the area. The soldiers alternate working six hour shifts 24/7 to fill an order of 100,000 sandbags needed for flooding in the area. Approximately 250 soldiers were mobilized to state active duty i
Indiana Army National Guard Spc. Benjamin Sukys of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Spc. Robert Thorp of Spencer, Ind., both infantryman in Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment headquartered in Martinsville, Ind., work through the night filling sandbags at the Indiana Department of Transportation branch in Vincennes, Ind., Tuesday, April 26, 2011, during the National Guard’s response to flooding in the area. The soldiers alternate working six hour shifts 24/7 to fill an order of 100,000 sandbags needed for flooding in the area. Approximately 250 soldiers were mobilized to state active duty in response to the flooding in Gibson, Knox, Daviess and Posey counties due to near record numbers of rainfall. Soldiers are assisting in sandbagging operations, transporting displaced civilians to shelters, search and rescue missions, debris removal and damage assessment. Indiana National Guard soldiers work through night toward 100,000 sandbags goal 395268
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