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Army National Guard soldiers from Iowa work to complete a seven-foot sandbagged levy in order to protect an electrical generator from the rising floodwaters in Hills, Iowa, June 14, 2008. About 80 guardsmen -- including those with the 34th Army Band out of Fairfield -- sandbagged at the generator plant.

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Army National Guard soldiers from Iowa work to complete a seven-foot sandbagged levy in order to protect an electrical generator from the rising floodwaters in Hills, Iowa, June 14, 2008. About 80 guardsmen -- including those with the 34th Army Band out of Fairfield -- sandbagged at the generator plant.

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