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| Author: | M21 Sniper [ 01 Sep 2005, 10:22 ] |
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10,000 More NG Troops Called Up USA Today | September 01, 2005 WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Wednesday that it will add 10,000 National Guard soldiers from around the country to areas of Louisiana and Mississippi ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. A combination of troop callups and recruiting problems has left the two states with fewer of their own troops to provide aid. More than 5,900 Guard soldiers from the two states, about a third of the total, are deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The states' governors need more soldiers to halt looting, rescue storm victims and provide aid and comfort to residents. Despite the number of Guard troops on duty overseas, Lt. Gen. Steve Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said, "There's nothing I'm in want of" for relief work. The problem for Louisiana and Mississippi isn't how many troops are in Iraq, but rather the kind of soldiers who are there, said Dave McGinnis, a military analyst who specializes in National Guard personnel issues. "It's combat brigades, which are the types of units you need in these situations," he said. Combat brigades -- large, self-sustaining units of about 3,000 troops -- have the vehicles, communications equipment and structure to cope best with a natural disaster. In Louisiana, communications and mobility are especially critical because most of New Orleans is without water, power and telephone service. Among the Guard troops headed to the region from 13 states are truck drivers, communications experts and soldiers trained in purifying water, a critical need. Fighting two wars and doing hurricane relief could cripple the part-time military and "have a ripple effect throughout the whole system," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. "You're going into the hellhole of combat in Iraq, and now you're in the middle of one of the nation's deadliest natural disasters. Just as levees break, the force is going to break." During wartime, Guard units can be mobilized to fight overseas. Back home, they typically fall under the control of their state governors and are available for emergencies. But with the active-duty military stretched in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Guard and Reserves have been called on to play a major role. About 40% of all U.S. troops in Iraq are Guard and Reserves. Louisiana is also suffering the recruiting problems afflicting the Guard nationwide. Nationally, the Army Guard is making only about 80% of its recruiting goals this year. Louisiana has had a more difficult time than most states, making only 53% of its goal through July. That shortfall translates into a deficit of about 800 Army Guard recruits. Col. Jerry Vaughn, joint forces chief of staff for the Florida National Guard, said his state had about 6,000 soldiers called up after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. But even that contingent, roughly equal to all the Guard troops remaining in Louisiana, wasn't sufficient. The Pentagon also sent troops from two divisions to Florida. <b>There are two kinds of soldiers. Snipers...and targets.</b> <img src="http://www.creedmoorsports.com/images/SA9121-M21.JPG" border=0> |
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| Author: | 44hollowpoint [ 01 Sep 2005, 11:15 ] |
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The more I see and the more I read, the more I'm worrying about Matt... You're born, you keep your head down and you die. If you're lucky... |
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| Author: | M21 Sniper [ 01 Sep 2005, 11:16 ] |
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Me too. <b>There are two kinds of soldiers. Snipers...and targets.</b> <img src="http://www.creedmoorsports.com/images/SA9121-M21.JPG" border=0> |
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| Author: | 44hollowpoint [ 01 Sep 2005, 12:26 ] |
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It's safe to assume that nobody that posts here is a pussy and we would all do what we needed to to protect ourselves and our loved ones, but the shit that's going down in NO and surrounding States is pretty grim. And from what he posted, he's on his jack... Not good Bro, not good at all <img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>... You're born, you keep your head down and you die. If you're lucky... |
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| Author: | Hog Fan [ 01 Sep 2005, 13:10 ] |
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It would be damned good to hear from him. The footage and stories coming out are unbelievable. "The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed in war." |
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| Author: | Hawg166 [ 02 Sep 2005, 09:08 ] |
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I've always tried to keep my faith out of the forums, forgive me. I feel like I felt on 9/11. Its just kind of cold and dull in your stomach when you watch it all unfold. I will pray for Matt and ask the hand of the Allmighty to keep a hedge of protection about him.Not for my sake, I am a sinner that doesnt deserve His consideration. I will ask for Matts sake, hoping that Gods grace will be very evident to him. I hope that His decreed will from eternity past finds our freind safe today. By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a pearage or Westminster Abbey........Nelson |
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| Author: | kingfrogger [ 02 Sep 2005, 10:10 ] |
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Amen, Hawg. Speaking of - does <i>anybody</i> have contact with Matt or any other hoglets in the LA/MS area? If only just a "yes, they're okay" it'd be better than the waiting and not knowing. "The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool. The last thing you learn is you're the same fool." - Ray Bradbury Edited by - kingfrogger on Sep 02 2005 09:10 AM |
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| Author: | 44hollowpoint [ 02 Sep 2005, 10:12 ] |
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Hawg, I'm not a religious person, but I echo your sentiments. When this kicked off, part of me believed it would be over in 48hrs and Matt would be back on the board telling us all the tales. But now when I realise an area the size of the UK that has been wiped out, it's no longer an adventure, it's a battle over life and death. I believe in fate and fairness, Matt stayed for all the right reasons, I hope that cuts him some slack when good fortune and protection is being handed out... You're born, you keep your head down and you die. If you're lucky... |
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| Author: | Lunatock [ 02 Sep 2005, 15:07 ] |
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Let's also keep Mattlot's father in our prayers, after the way Matt told us about that nursing home not wanting to evac the residents because it'd cost too much money for their liking. <img src=newicons/madani.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle> <img src="http://moveamericaforward.org/Images/Emails/ILoveGitmo.jpg" border=0> |
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| Author: | Officer of Engineers [ 02 Sep 2005, 19:04 ] |
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I pray to God in his Mercy to help them and to comfort us and to allow us to help in anyway we can. I'm too far up here to be of any help aside from the monetary but has the Red Cross asked for blood? |
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