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- [Bezares] Soldier's of the New York Army National Guard

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^Support 442 Military Police Company

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^received a warm welcome despite the

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cold snowy weather.

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They deployed to Puerto Rico in the aftermath

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of Hurricane Maria.

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The 40 remaining soldiers, of the 132

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originally deployed, arrived at

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New York after being away for more

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than two months.

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The 442 MP company had been working in the island

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augmenting the police force, providing security

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and distributing food and water, among other missions.

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This humanitarian mission was a one of a kind

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for Specialist Steven Porth.

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- There's an elderly woman, probably 85 years old,

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^she hadn't seen anybody for assistance.

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^We were the first one to get there,

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^so we delivered her food and water.

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^She went out and let us know without giving

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^us some of the water that we just gave her,

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after not having water herself,

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It was truly something else.

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Puerto Rico still needs a lot of work

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but we still got people out there helping out,

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doing the best we can. So, they're in good hands.

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- [Solider] Hey, Grace.

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- [Bezares] Although their tasks may have ended,

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these citizen soldiers are always ready to serve

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wherever they are needed.

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Specialist Michael Bezares, 138th Public

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Affairs Detachment, New York Army, National Guard.