Rural Cass County resident Roger Larsen, right, stands

Rural Cass County resident Roger Larsen, right, stands in flood water, April 10, as he discusses the placement of sandbags onto a flood barrier west of West Fargo, N.D., with Sgt. Michael Strom, center, and Spc. Michael Schmoker, both of the 815th Engineer Company, Det. 2, based in Lisbon, N.D. The soldiers are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.