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    Minnesota Guard responds to Red River flood [Image 5 of 10]

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    Minnesota Guard responds to Red River flood

    GEORGETOWN, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES

    04.08.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Eric Jungels 

    Minnesota National Guard

    Sgt. David Moscho of the Moorhead-based 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry leads a small group of Soldiers on a patrol to monitor the performance of levees in Georgetown, Minn. The soldiers are keeping a close eye on the bloated Buffalo River and the effects of its flooding in order to provide early warning to local officials, should any concerns arise here April 8. At the direction of Governor Mark Dayton’s executive order, 200 Guard members have recently been activated for flood duty in western Minnesota. Soldiers are conducting levee patrols, monitoring water pumps and securing road blocks in the communities of Moorhead, Oakport and Georgetown, Minn.

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    Date Taken: 04.08.2011
    Date Posted: 04.09.2011 10:14
    Photo ID: 387914
    VIRIN: 110408-A-MX753-005
    Resolution: 2100x1428
    Size: 490.72 KB
    Location: GEORGETOWN, MINNESOTA, US

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