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Military & Veterans' Issues

Military & Veterans' Issues

Residents and National Guard troops unload food and water from a Black Hawk helicopter in Creston, N.C. - a small Ashe County town near the Tennessee border. The Creston stop was one of eleven made by Guard Chopper 6279 during a long day of its Helene relief mission.
Jay Price
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American Homefront
More than 6000 National Guardsmen have been deployed to the Helene relief effort. With many roads and bridges knocked out, much of their work is being done by helicopter.