"THANK GOD THE NATIONAL GUARD IS HERE" - Spencer's 821st Activated For Flood Duty

(05/13/2009)

Gilbert Mayor Vivian Livingood, following devastating flooding in southern WV, says her community is a real disaster. The mayor says it's going to be a long road to recover. "It looks like a war-zone," she said. "Thank God the National Guard is here." Spencer's 821st was called to active duty Tuesday morning. The guardsmen will be facing a much different challenge than the desert war in Iraq, helping West Virginians to put their lives together again. The Spencer National Guard unit has risen to the cause a number of times, including the Buffalo Creek disaster. National Guard units will eventually help remove flood debris.

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