Fort Bragg Stories: Local troops help rebuild after Hurricane Florence
Hundreds of soldiers aided in Hurricane Florence rescue and recovery efforts, even as some saw their own homes flooded or evacuated. Spc. Ruben Alvarez, a parachute rigger at Fort Bragg, volunteered to help evacuate houses and worked long shifts amid the recovery with other members of the 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, part of the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade. During one stretch, his crew spent 27 hours straight clearing neighborhoods in Hoke County. […]
