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Florida National Guard lends a hand with moldy homes in the Keys

Quincy, Fla.,-based Florida National Guard Bravo Guard 753rd Brigade Engineering Battalion, 1st Lt. Michael Purvis. On Avenue D in Coco Plum in Marathon Saturday early afternoon. The platoon was ripping out moldy walls for those who couldn't do it themselves. Great bunch of guys and girls, two or three dozen.
Quincy, Fla.,-based Florida National Guard Bravo Guard 753rd Brigade Engineering Battalion, 1st Lt. Michael Purvis. On Avenue D in Coco Plum in Marathon Saturday early afternoon. The platoon was ripping out moldy walls for those who couldn't do it themselves. Great bunch of guys and girls, two or three dozen.

The cavalry in the Keys over the weekend and went to work inside hurricane-ravaged homes.

A Florida National Guard brigade based in Quincy ripped out moldy walls in the Coco Plum area of Marathon for those who couldn’t do it themselves. More than 20 men and women from the brigade were on hand to help.

This story was originally published October 1, 2017 at 9:22 AM with the headline "Florida National Guard lends a hand with moldy homes in the Keys."

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