Jim Thoreson, the chief deputy of the Cass County Sherriff's Department, helps Mili Sherman up a ladder and into a quick response force vehicle from the North Dakota National Guard March 22, 2010, in Cass County, North Dakota. Thoreson and members of a quick response force team are assisting Sherman as she temporarily vacates her home due to the floodwater covering the road to her home. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, U.S. Air Force/Released)
