National Guard saves day for some Louisianans

Photo By Staff Sgt. Jerry Rushing | Louisiana National Guard search and rescue vehicles from the 921st Horizontal Engineer Company of the 528th Engineer Battalion in Winnsboro, La., drive through flooded roads in south Lake Charles, La. The area was flooded by the storm surge from Hurricane Ike Sept. 13, 2008.  

UNITED STATES

09.14.2008

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Louisiana National Guard

Louisiana National Guard

LAKE CHARLES, La. – The Louisiana National Guard has worked fast and furious to save people in Southwest La., who were stranded due to flooding caused by Hurricane Ike. In the first wave of search and rescue missions, Sept. 13, 2008, Soldiers from the 921st Horizontal Engineer Company of the 528th Engineer Battalion of Winnsboro, La., rescued 39 people, three dogs and two cats in the Lake Charles, La., area.

• Date Taken: 09.14.2008
• Date Posted: 09.14.2008 22:41
• Story ID: 23644
• Location: US