Louisiana National Guard Soldiers bring display to Iota Sr. Officer Candidate Erin Robicheaux 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Representative
IOTA, La.—Members of American Legion Post 371 recently called on Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard for assistance and 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment was there to help.  The American Legion frequently takes on projects such as community beautification and building ramps for the disabled, but these projects cost money.  This year C Company, 3-156th and Forward Support Company, 199th Brigade Support Battalion, quickly offered their services. Post 371 periodically holds fundraisers for materials, and commander and 40-year member, Kenneth Myers, said they count on 3-156th to help them when they can. “Their equipment attracts the kids, and the kids get their parents to come out,” he said. When the families arrived at the fundraiser, Myers said they found everything they could possibly need for a good time. “They could buy barbeque dinners and listen to a live Zydeco band,” he added. “What more could you ask for?” Evangeline resident Pat Miller climbed the ranks to 1st Vice Commander of Post 371 in three years, and he said Soldiers of C Company and Headquarters and Headquarters Company add that little something extra to the day. “We got them to come out last year and they were such a hit we asked them to come out this weekend,” he claimed. The Soldiers brought two tactical vehicles as well as the 240B machine gun and an M16 rifle. According to Miller, the children were occupied all day long. “They took off towards those Soldiers when they arrived, and we've barely seen them since,” he said.
	IOTA, La.—Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's Forward Support Company, 199th Brigade Support Battalion provided a tactical vehicle for a static display in Iota. The unit was there to support American Legion Post 371 that was raising money for materials to conduct projects in the community (U.S. Army photo by Sr. Officer Candidate Erin Robicheaux, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Representative).
	IOTA, La.—Soldiers of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment demonstrate the 240B and M16-A4 weapons to a group of eager children in Iota.  The Louisiana National Guard Soldiers volunteered their time to set up a static display, hoping to attract more people to the American Legion Post 371 fundraiser (U.S. Army photo by Sr. Officer Candidate Erin Robicheaux, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Representative).
	IOTA, La.—Spec. Damien Julian, a civilian security guard for Lu Berge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles, and Spec. Christopher Knight, an employee of Eaton Oil Tool Rentals in Breaux Bridge, demonstrate the 240B and M16-A4 weapons to a group of eager children in Iota. The Louisiana National Guard Soldiers volunteered their time to set up a static display, hoping to attract more people to the American Legion Post 371 fundraiser (U.S. Army photo by Sr. Officer Candidate Erin Robicheaux, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Representative).
	IOTA, La.-- Spec. Damien Julian, a civilian security guard for Lu Berge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles, and Spec. Christopher Knight, an employee of Eaton Oil Tool Rentals in Breaux Bridge, demonstrate the 240B and M16-A4 weapons to a group of eager children in Iota. The Louisiana National Guard Soldiers volunteered their time to set up a static display, hoping to attract more people to the American Legion Post 371 fundraiser (U.S. Army photo by Sr. Officer Candidate Erin Robicheaux, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Representative).
	IOTA, La.—Kids in Iota anxiously try the 240B and M16-A4 weapons on for size.  Soldiers of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment and Forward Support Company, 199th Brigade Support Battalion, brought the weapons and two tactical vehicles in an effort to help the American Legion Post 371 raise money for community projects (U.S. Army photo by Sr. Officer Candidate Erin Robicheaux, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Representative).