Ga. National Guard to Aid N.J. Search and Rescue

Brad Wilson

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National Guard soldiers walk past ambulances at Bellevue Hospital during a planned evacuation October 31, 2012 in New York. Bellevue Hospital, the oldest in the country, decided to evacuate its remaining 500 patients on Wednesday after flooding inundated the basement and knocked out electricity. (Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Those helping with search and rescue in New Jersey stretch far and wide in the days after Supertstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the state. In addition to volunteers, a large portion of help comes from military efforts, some from Georgia.

Major General Jim Butterworth with the Georgia National Guard spoke to 13WMAZ's Kenny Burgamy live on Eyewitness News Mornin' via phone Thursday morning.