Some postings from a fellow War Eagle who is deployed and assisting. Not fun reading. As tigervet1 said: Be happy this did not happen to you, donate to the RED CROSS, donate time but whatever you do just do something. http://mb25.scout.com/fauburnfrm2.showMessage?topicID=94971.topic tigervet1 Registered User Posts: 2348 (8/28/05 8:32:15 pm ) Reply Just received my call up I am a part time FEMA Agent, This is the first time EVER that all agents have been put on alert, and in many cases assigned their work stations. I will be headed to Jackosn MS in about two hours. I am incharge of uplink for satellite communications. We will move into NO after the storm has passed. This is bad, I hope all the news ends up being half as bad as it is sounding. I fear for the worst and am praying for the best. One thing I am really in fear of, that is the people that are being put into the Dome and the people trying to get out of town, I hope none get caught in their cars and trucks when this monster comes ashore. I will keep you all informed. God help all of those in the path. "Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what can you do for your country' JFK tigervet1 Registered User Posts: 2362 (8/30/05 5:51:48 pm ) Reply Now stationed about 5 miles out side of Gulfport. My friends, I have seen the depths of hell! This looks likes an H-Bomb has hit. Video cannot do show how bad this is. I have been to sites of F5 tornadoes (one in Birmingham a few years ago) This is a nightmare. I cannot describe what I saw. God, i feel for all these people, they have no where to go, no jobs....nothing. I mean nothing. I have seen houses that were once the peach of the state of MS destroyed to the foundation. My wife and I was just down here on July 27th. Its as though the place was nuked. I was in a National Guard Hum V, We are trying to find sites for portable communications. Prob is most of the Guard units that deal with this are in Iraq, but not to fear AL has some. I am sick to my stomach, I along with Private First Class Tanner and two others were in shock. Oh, the people, the people .... its just nothing I can say. What does make me mad is seeing the thugs that are stealing anything and everything. I expect that marshall law will be imposed very soon. Be happy this did not happen to you, donate to the RED CROSS, donate time but whatever you do just do something. "Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what can you do for your country' JFK tigervet1 Registered User Posts: 2365 (8/30/05 6:12:35 pm ) Reply Re: Now stationed about 5 miles out side of Gulfport. Sirius, we are all Americans, strip away the color, our politics and deep down inside we care for each other. I cannot say I am having a good time, i Love helping people but this may just be the worst I ahve ben involved with and its only 18 hrs old. I will try to keep you all updated, but I am going to bed and get some Zs. At 54 having 4 hrs of sleep in the last 36 hours is now got me down. Until the AM tootles to all. GOD Bless America, "Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what can you do for your country' JFK tigervet1 Registered User Posts: 2368 (8/30/05 8:53:16 pm ) Reply Share this with you all Just heard that early in the AM that the NG and others will be involved in removing ALL people (forced) out of NO. Meaning the use of physical force if needed. Seems that they want everyone out of town and they will have no choice. Also plans are being made to construct holding camps to house the people. NO will be a lake, they now fear that the pressure on both sides of the levee in some areas are going to cause more breakage. Pumping stations are now failing. its only gonna get worse. national Guard units from other states will be incoming soon. "Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what can you do for your country' JFK
