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Pvt. Brandon Banks, a Michigan National Guard member from the 1434th Engineering Company, lives in Ypsilanti, Mich. He had only been to one drill before being activated to assist combating COVID-19.
“When we were in AIT [Advanced Individual Training], we didn’t hear anything about the coronavirus. As soon as I got back it hit the U.S., and then Michigan and especially Detroit, I was like ‘Oh, snap. I wasn’t expecting this at all.’ I had been to only one drill, and then I get activated.“
“Most people weren’t expecting me to go into the Army. But It makes me feel really good being able to give back to the community. We’re here to help people who do have symptoms of the coronavirus. That’s what we’ve been down here doing every day: constantly working to help set up this medical station, for the people.”
Members of the Michigan National Guard assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with logistics support to establish a Federal Medical Station (FMS) at Detroit's TCF Center, Apr. 9, 2020 (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna/released).
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2020 18:20 |
| Photo ID: | 6174699 |
| VIRIN: | 200409-Z-SB302-0019 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 5.29 MB |
| Location: | DETROIT, MICHIGAN, US |
| Web Views: | 20 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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