| There were no steel shutters, no sandbags, never mind tank traps or revetments. |
| Soldiers have been using sandbags and Kevlar blankets on the floors of their unprotected HMMWVs to help improve levels of protection. |
| The buildings are made from a sandy beige stone, doorways are partially blocked with sandbags, windows are ragged blackened holes. |
| During the day, Team Cobra dug foxholes, strung wire, and filled sandbags, because site defense is never complete. |
| Buy sandbags or floorboards to block doors and airbricks and remember to ensure there is adequate ventilation. |
| They returned to downtown Grand Forks to fill sandbags in hopes of thwarting rising flood waters. |
