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  • Guardsmen to Assume Mission in New Orleans Neighborhood

    09/20/2005 9:44:26 PM PDT · by SandRat · 1 replies · 182+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Sep 20, 2005 | Gerry Gilmore
    NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20, 2005 – A National Guard unit soon will be conducting security and recovery missions for residents in Algiers, a New Orleans neighborhood located across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter. "We're going to put soldiers in grocery stores helping them to stock shelves, whatever we have to do," said Army 1st Lt. Richard J. Chappell, executive officer of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment, of the California National Guard. The 185th is headquartered in Escondido, Calif. The Golden State guardsmen will continue to assist Algiers residents and help the area's business community get back...