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Air Force Veteran Finds Iconic 'Katrina Kid' After a Decade of Heartfelt Searching
Accuweather ^ | September 3 | Kevin Byrne

Posted on 09/03/2015 6:00:51 AM PDT by PghBaldy

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's calamitous effects, an image of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney locked in a heartwarming embrace with a young girl he encountered during rescue operations became a symbol of hope and optimism.

For the last decade, Maroney has been determined to meet the child he hugged in the iconic photo. In March, the Air Force Times launched the "Find Katrina Kid" campaign to help Maroney reconnect with the little girl.

(Excerpt) Read more at accuweather.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Military/Veterans; Weather
KEYWORDS: airforce; findkatrinakid; katrina; katrinakid; leshaybrown; maroney; mikemaroney; usaf
This picture really moves me.
1 posted on 09/03/2015 6:00:52 AM PDT by PghBaldy
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To: PghBaldy

Not a picture our President or his friends in the Black Lives Matter group wanting going viral. Doesn’t fit their meme of a racist America.


2 posted on 09/03/2015 7:15:36 AM PDT by redangus
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To: PghBaldy
That Accuweather site is full of damned click bait and popups.

My crap-catcher has been working overtime.

However, the picture and story is great...and is NOT something the eBlacks want circulated, because it doesn't fit their meme of "Whitey Bad".

3 posted on 09/03/2015 7:21:10 AM PDT by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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To: PghBaldy

I think this is the one.

4 posted on 09/03/2015 7:57:01 AM PDT by laotzu
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To: laotzu

What a cutie! Look at that big smile!!!


5 posted on 09/03/2015 10:08:11 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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