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A National Guard member with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2-137th) based in Lawrence, yawns as his unit prepares for a long bus ride to Louisiana to help with cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav. About 65 National Guardsman from Lawrence left before 5 a.m. Wednesday from the National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa St.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Staff Sgt. Matt Davids, Lawrence, center, with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2-137th) based in Lawrence, boards a bus at the National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa St. with other members of his National Guard unit early Wednesday morning. About 65 National Guardsmen departed Lawrence for Louisiana at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, to help with cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Staff Sgt. Matt Davids, Lawrence, with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2-137th) based in Lawrence, prepares to board a bus at the National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa St. after a roll call with other members of his National Guard unit early Wednesday morning. About 65 National Guardsmen departed Lawrence for Louisiana at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, to help with cleanup efforts along Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Staff Sgt. Matt Davids, Lawrence, second from left, with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2-137th) based in Lawrence, stands with other members of his National Guard Unit during a roll call at the National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa St. Guard unit early Wednesday morning. About 65 National Guardsmen departed Lawrence for Louisiana at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, to help with cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Staff Sgt. Matt Davids, Lawrence, with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2-137th) based in Lawrence, waits to board a bus at the National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa St. during a roll call with other members of his National Guard unit early Wednesday morning. About 65 National Guardsmen departed Lawrence for Louisiana at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, to help with cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Sgt., Ben Johnson, Osawatomie, with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2-137th) based in Lawrence, waits to board a bus at the National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa St. with other members of his National Guard unit early Wednesday morning. Sixty-five National Guardsmen departed Lawrence for Louisiana at 5 a.m. to help with cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav.

Photo by Mike Yoder