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Louisiana National Guardsmen continued assisting local authorities in Search and Rescue operations in Braithwaite, located in Plaquemines Parish, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, and Thursday, Aug. 30, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall earlier that morning. Guardsmen assisted in more than 25 successful rescues. (PHOTO/LNG)
According to Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Anderson, a significant number of citizens were rescued due to the hard work by his unit.
“My unit (has) helped rescue hundreds from the parish of St. John the Baptist,” said Anderson, a communications security custodian for C Company, 256th BSTB.
The Soldiers of the 256th BSTB, based in Lafayette, La., worked long hours to accomplish their mission. Search and rescue operations began the night before for many Guard units once Isaac moved beyond their operational areas.
The day’s mission involved driving the high-water vehicles through flooded neighborhoods to rescue stranded citizens from dangerous waters.
“We’ve been working for about 15 hours straight rescuing citizens of this parish and their pets,” said Sgt. Lee Savoy, a cook and supply sergeant for Det. 1, 256th BSTB. “The gratitude of the people of this parish has fueled my passion for serving the community; it makes it easy to take trip after trip to save more lives.”
The 256th BSTB has deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.
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