Posted on 05/30/2011 8:44:47 PM PDT by darrellmaurina
JOPLIN, Mo. (May 28, 2011) — With the twisted husk of St. John’s Hospital reminding them of the importance of their mission, a group of Missouri National Guardsmen erected a mobile hospital unit in a fraction of the time they were given. Because they were conducting annual training nearby, soldiers of the 117th Engineer Team (Asphalt), of Monett, were on duty conducting search and rescue missions within hours of the tornado hitting Joplin, said Sgt 1st Class Steve White. “We’re here to help relieve the pain,” White said. “We bring a lot of heavy equipment and can get to things that a lot of other agencies can’t. The thing about the Guard is, when we get here, we’re ready to work.” For hours they did just that, searching through the wreckage of Home Depot and Wal-Mart in the darkness. Only in the morning were they able to begin to see the amount of destruction that had hit the city, said Staff Sgt. Jeremy Pruitt.
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God bless them all.
Spam.
Thank God they are there for those victims..
I am grateful for our National Guard.
Wait, isn’t the military all about ruining lives, not saving them?
The original folks to whom a “well-armed militia” meant something.
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