This was forwarded to me by a friend. For those who may not remember, when we were stationed at Keesler AFB, we lived in the small town of Long Beach:
This is off the CNN page:
In the small town of Pass Christian in Harrison County, most of the homes were destroyed, and the bridge linking the town to Bay St. Louis is gone.
To the east, the tiny city of Long Beach was mostly razed by Katrina's storm surge and high winds.
In Gulfport, backhoes and dump trucks ventured onto the streets Wednesday to begin clearing roads of debris.
In the hardest-hit areas in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties, emergency officials are setting up hospitals in tents and portable structures.
Mayo said the state is asking for doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians from neighboring states for their help.
Katrina left Biloxi's Keesler Air Force Base -- home to the U.S. Air Force fleet of hurricane-hunter aircraft -- 95 percent "smashed," an Air Force official at the base said Wednesday.
God help them at Keesler!....and all along that path of destruction!
Saw the thread, too, that SandRat posted. Bittersweet news, the base was smashed but that all personnel are alive and accounted for.
We'll be hearing stories about Katrina for years to come, and will feel her affect for nearly as long.