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The Georgia Guard response to the Flood of 1994: 25 years later
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ALBANY, Ga., July 7, 1994 - Georgia Army National Guard soldiers of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment construct a protective sandbag wall around the Palmyra Medical Center in Albany, Ga. following Tropical Storm Alberto. Photo by Spc. Mike Carr, 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Twenty-five years ago, this month, the Georgia National Guard conducted its largest natural disaster response prior to Hurricane Katrina. Tropical Storm Alberto claimed 30 lives in Georgia. The ages of the victims ranged from 2 to 84 years old. The storm forced more than 35,000 citizens from their homes and caused more than $203 million in infrastructure damage.
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