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National Guard Assists in Storm-Battered New York
American Forces Press Service ^
| Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
Posted on 02/15/2007 4:23:38 PM PST by SandRat
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2007 About 100 troops from the New York Army National Guard are assisting in snow removal in upstate New York, where winter storms have left more than 10 feet of snow in some areas over the past two weeks.
Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 827th Engineer Company wait aboard trucks in Syracuse, N.Y., for a convoy to begin during Feb. 14, 2007. More than 100 New York National Guard troops are helping remove snow in Oswego and Onondaga counties. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Peter K. Towse, USA '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. |
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer activated elements of the New York Army National Guard Feb. 13 to assist in the massive snow removal operations in Oswego County and other missions as needed in advance of a major winter storm that was forecast to last through yesterday. Lake-effect snow already had buried the area in a series of storms that began Feb. 2.
Most of the roads in the area are clear today, and the National Guard troops are focusing on removing large deposits of snow from key areas, such as municipal buildings, fire departments and hospitals, Army Lt. Col. Paul Fanning, state public affairs officer, said.
The task force has bucket loaders, dump trucks, Humvees and other support vehicles for the mission, he said.
"While the county and local highway departments and the State Department of Transportation have done an outstanding job keeping the roads open and clear in Oswego County, they will need additional help in combating the additional snow forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours," Spitzer said in a news release Feb. 13. "The New York Army National Guard will be a tremendous resource as the state deals with the affects of the storm.
On Feb. 8, the governor declared a state disaster emergency for Oswego County and contiguous areas that have been battered by lake-effect snows. As part of his executive order, the governor directed the implementation of the state disaster preparedness plan and ordered state agencies to provide all assistance possible to local governments there.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: assists; battered; guard; snow
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:23:42 PM PST
by
SandRat
To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; bentfeather; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; ...
NY National Guard Comes to Help!
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:24:21 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: The Mayor; neverdem
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:27:07 PM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: SandRat
They need it, too. There's no knowing just what snow can be like until you live with feet of it for weeks at a time. It is so fatiguing.
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:28:49 PM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: SandRat
Pelosi and Murtha immediately announced opposition to the National Guard surge in New York.
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:33:03 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(Drop pork bombs on the Islamofascist wankers. Praise the Lord and pass the hammunition.)
To: SandRat
thanks for the thread brother,as you can see we need the help!
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:33:44 PM PST
by
alpha-8-25-02
("SAVED BY GRACE AND GRACE ALONE")
To: metmom
Lake Effect to Nor'easter and now back to Lake Effect. It's drifting terrribly, too.
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:34:54 PM PST
by
lysie
To: alpha-8-25-02
I know! Grew Up in the Detroit Area.
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:34:55 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Enterprise
Pelosi and Murtha immediately announced opposition to the National Guard surge in New York. I thought we had no National Guard left because they're all over in Iraq fighting Bush's "illegal war"!
To: Cementjungle
Pelosi and Murtha immediately announced opposition to the National Guard surge in New York. I thought we had no National Guard left because they're all over in Iraq fighting Bush's "illegal war"! Yeah - who's paying for all this
I support the troops, but not the mission.
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:42:29 PM PST
by
Convert
(I pray for a swift, honorable,merciful,charitable victory with peace founded on God's Mercy and Law)
To: Convert
I support the troops, but not the mission. How exactly does that work?
To: alpha-8-25-02; SandRat
Thank God for the National Guard!
I can only imagine what you guys in Buffalo and Oswego are experiencing.
We got 32" in my town (Glens Falls).
To: Cementjungle
Pelosi and Murtha immediately announced opposition to the National Guard surge in New York. I thought we had no National Guard left because they're all over in Iraq fighting Bush's "illegal war"! Yeah - who's paying for all this
I support the troops, but not the mission.
How exactly does that work?
ie: the mission in ny
Comment to demostrate how stupid the antiwar movement in Congress is
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posted on
02/15/2007 4:57:42 PM PST
by
Convert
(I pray for a swift, honorable,merciful,charitable victory with peace founded on God's Mercy and Law)
To: andyandval
That is so much snow, I was born and raised in the deep south and doubt I will ever experience that much snow. All you can really do is stay in the house, keep warm, and drink some hot chocolate. I hope you guys stay safe and warm.
To: YoungSoutherner
Thanks for the warm thoughts.
What we really do is shovel the stuff off the driveway and go to work. :)
To: Victoria Delsoul
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posted on
02/15/2007 5:44:37 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: alpha-8-25-02
Our roads in the southern tier looked like this for 24 hours, thank God it stopped and the roads got cleared. Prayers for those still suffering.
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posted on
02/15/2007 7:55:24 PM PST
by
tioga
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