News conference on flood damage in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (front L), Crawford County Sherrif Jerry Moran (front C) and State Adjutant General Brigadier General Don Dunbar (front R) hold a press conference in the flood damaged Village of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin on June 11, 2008. Serious flooding throughout the state prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, allowing Brigadier General Dunbar to activate National Guard troops to assist in the relief effort. (UPI Photo/U.S. Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
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