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Surviving War, Then Katrina

September 1, 2005

washingtonpost.com Video by: Christina Pino-Marina
More than 400 veterans were evacuated from the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Miss., after Hurricane Katrina flooded the building on Monday. About 250 veterans of World War II and the Korean War arrived in Washington by bus and were welcomed by cheering supporters at the District's Armed Forces Retirement Home on Thursday.

Interviews with:

Sheila Abarr, public affairs specialist with the District's Armed Forces Retirement Home

Kherdine Weber, Staff Sergeant, Andrews Air Force Base

Dollie Behm, Air Force Senior Airman

Ouida Evans, a staff nurse from the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Miss.


Survivors of Tragedy

ArticleD.C. Retirement Home Opens Doors to Evacuated Veterans
The green C-130 carrying 22 tired, silver-haired veterans displaced by Hurrricane Katrina landed at Andrews Air Force Base where platoons of military personnel prepared to ferry them to temporary refuge at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington.

Video

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Lends Hand in Mississippi
Mike McCarty, assistant chief of Montgomery County Urban Fire and Rescue, assesses the damage done by Hurricane Katrina in the western Mississippi gulf town of Waveland. The Maryland unit traveled to the hard-hit state earlier this week to participate in rescue operations.

Video

Chaos Reigns in New Orleans
Congress rushed to provide a $10.5 billion down payment in relief aid for Gulf Coast victims of Hurricane Katrina on Thursday. Additional National Guard personnel are being called out to help.

Video

Bush Arrives in Alabama
President Bush addresses the media in Mobile, Ala., after getting briefed by various state and federal officials.
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