Louisiana guardsmen rescue thousands in floods
Soldiers help a man out of the bridge erection boat they used to check on residents who could not get out of their homes, in Ponchatoula, La., March 13, 2016. The Soldiers are assigned to the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion. The current of the river, which had overcome its banks and flooded the road, was too strong for regular boat motors to battle. (Louisiana National Guard photo/1st Lt. Rebekah Malone)