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    Illinois National Guard flood duty at East Cape Girardeau, Illinois [Image 3 of 5]

    Illinois National Guard flood duty at East Cape Girardeau, Illinois

    EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, IL, UNITED STATES

    06.11.2019

    Photo by Barbara Wilson 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

    Illinois National Guard Soldiers load sandbags to move to their nearby work area in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. The sandbags were being used to construct a levee to control flooding in the small Alexander County, Illinois community. Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, East St. Louis, Illinois; 933rd Military Police Company, Ft. Sheridan, Illinois and 708th Medical Company, North Riverside, Illinois, have been working in East Cape Girardeau since Monday to assist with flood control. They are among 200 Soldiers activated for State Active Duty by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker June 4 to assist with flood duty from the Metro-East area south along the Mississippi River.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 06.11.2019
    Date Posted: 06.12.2019 11:17
    Photo ID: 5476298
    VIRIN: 190611-A-YR062-0450
    Resolution: 2861x3773
    Size: 6.92 MB
    Location: EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, IL, US
    Hometown: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL, US
    Hometown: FORT SHERIDAN, IL, US
    Hometown: NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL, US

    Web Views: 71
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