Wow that Cali sunset is beeeee-yoo-ti-ful..... On 11/6/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, the pics are up of Operation Firestorm 2007. Warning: They are > pretty boring to those who did not participate, but none the less here > they are. This is not all of them mind you, just the ones that mean > anything. > > To recap what we did: > > The California National Guard was called up to augment local law > enforcement. We provided patrols of evacuated neighborhoods as well as > help enforce road closures and towards the end, keep border jumpers from > looting border towns that were evacuated. My troop (company in > non-cavalry speak) ran the operations center where we coordinated the > movement and missions of the other troops in our squadron (battalion in > non-cavalry speak). There is a picture of our map board that has blue > stickies that show where units are at. This picture was taken towards > the end of the operations which is why they are so close together. At > one time in the middle of all this, there were blue stickies all over > the board. > We also provided security for FEMA as well as the Red Cross to ensure > order. Overall the mission was a great success and as someone on this > list pointed out, it showcases how people can come together united in a > common goal and be successful. Also, it is important to note that we had > about five soldiers who lost their homes in these fires, but rather than > go back to their burned homes and try to salvage what they could, the > chose to stay with their respective units and finish the job they > started. These men and women should be commended for their unselfishness > and willingness to help others when clearly they were in need of help > themselves. I take my hat off to them. > > Link below to pics. > http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb97/bsorge/Firestorm%202007/ > >
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