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- [Sgt. Jordan] The South
Dakota National Guard

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sent soldiers from Alpha Company,

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first of the 39th
Brigade Support Battalion

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to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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March 23rd through the 25th.

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- We got the call to provide potable water

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to the entire reservation,

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and what that includes is five
different distribution points

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set up throughout the reservation.

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- [Sgt. Jordan] The response
to the Guard's presence

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on Pine Ridge was overwhelming.

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- People are just...

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Are just so ecstatic that they have

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something to drink.

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That way they can cook.

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They can just live.

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Some people haven't had
showers in well over a week.

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Some people are still stranded

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where they can't even
get out of their house.

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- The people

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are just so happy that the Guard came

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and to help us out with
our water situation

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and things like that.

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So we're just really
grateful to all of you.

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- The community response to us being here

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has been outstanding.

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I would tell you that this community

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has definitely drawn together,

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not just coming and thanking
us for what we're doing,

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but we've seen people helping people,

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families helping families,
neighbors helping neighbors.

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You know, we've seen as big as

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300 gallon containers come in,

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and people filling it up
in the back of their truck

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to take it out to these remote areas,

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you know, that people
can't get in and out of.

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- [Sgt. Jordan] Reporting
from Pine Ridge, South Dakota,

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I'm Army Sergeant Dustin Jordan.