I've been trying to find out background on Ebberts for the last week or so. Very little information available except that he was a Marine Colonel who had a couple Purple Hearts. No education information, no photo, nothing. Why are they hiding this guy. For my money, he should be tagged for misfeasance from the start.
Maybe because some people are angry at him.
Maybe hundreds of people remained in New Orleans when they heard Ebbert had told the AP that the breach would be plugged in a few hours
I don't know if you came across this article, from May 2003, around the time Ebbert was chosen The Security Czar
Retired Marine Col. Terry Ebbert stepped into the local spotlight last week as the nation went to war in Iraq amid national warnings of possible terrorist reprisals.Ebbert, 60, has been directing the city's new Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety since his appointment by Mayor Ray Nagin on Feb. 11. A highly decorated war hero and the former executive director of the nonprofit New Orleans Police Foundation, Ebbert has been given major powers and responsibilities as an executive assistant to the mayor. His duties are commensurate with his $114,676 annual salary.
If there is a disagreement between the homeland security chief and the police chief or the fire chief, Ebbert says: "I have the final say over bringing them all together so we all agree. It's a team effort." [snip]
A native of Chicago, he was a twice-wounded Marine infantry combat commander in the Vietnam War and a recipient of the Navy Cross, the nation's second highest award for valor.
He later directed civilian and military police protection for all naval bases and nuclear weapons sites in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, from the Indian Ocean to California.
He retired from the Marines after 29 years to direct police and fire security for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves along the Gulf Coast.