Virginia National Guard members improvised when they needed to carry two patients through heavy snow in Wise County. First Sgt. Billy Bartlett with the 1033rd Engineer Company says that soldiers created stretchers from a combination of blankets and tarps. The patients were taken to a medical evacuation site. One person needed dialysis and the other was running low on oxygen. Since Sunday, Guard members have helped the Wise County Sheriff’s Office deliver food, water and medicine throughout the county.