National Guard troops enjoy helping Sandy victims
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | New York Army National Guard Specialist Errol Ximines gathers information from Kenny Hgo, a resident of Stuart Street in Gerritsen Beach who was affected by superstorm Sandy. Spc Ximines is a resident of Coram and served in Iraq. (Jan. 17, 2013)
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New York National Guard troops went more than a week without showering while doing humanitarian relief work after superstorm Sandy. Many subsisted for days on ready-to-eat Army chow.
But Guard members who have also served in combat say the uncertainty that may have clouded their mission in Iraq or Afghanistan has been replaced by the clarity of helping here at home.
"For some of the...
