NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana National Guard's 1084th Transportation
Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, delivered boom material
to Amelia, La., this morning in support of operations related to the oil
spill off the coast of Louisiana.
"It is a great thing to be able to help prevent the further deterioration of
our coast line," said Sgt. Walter Jackson Jr.
On Friday morning, approximately 30 Guardsmen drove 13 tractor-trailer
vehicles to separate Coast Guard stations to pick up booms, which were
delivered to St. Mary Parish today.
"They traveled in separate three-vehicle elements and picked up boom from
two different locations," said 1st Sgt. Todd M. Marchand, senior enlisted
advisor for the 1084th.