I personally know several former Station Coos Bay crew
that are in the path of destruction of Hurricane Katrina.
The Coast Guard has bases in these areas.
Coast Guard nationwide is sending supplies and crews also.
Also the Coast Guard Auxiliary in these areas are doing their part.
Local Coast Guard Member Helps Rescue Hurricane Victims
Tuesday was a day of dramatic rooftop rescues as U.S. Coast Guard helicopters plucked hundreds of stranded people to safety along the Gulf Coast.
http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/4918126/detail.html
Coast Guard Rescues 2 Women, Baby
An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue crew airlifted two women and a baby in distress near the river in Belle Chasse, La., today. The helicopter rescue crew was conducting an over flight assessment of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,uscg3_083005.00.html
Coast Guard Continues Katrina Rescues
Coast Guard crews assisted in the rescue of about 1,200 people stranded by the high water conditons in the New Orleans area Monday and thousands more were rescued this morning.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,uscg2_083005.00.html
Coast Guard to Send Units for Hurricane Relief
Crews and assets from across the Seventh Coast Guard District are mobilizing to assist in the hurricane relief efforts in those states affected by hurricane Katrina.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,uscg1_083005.00.html
Coast Guard Auxiliarists in in and around Foley, Alabama are scrambling to situate their families so they can assist the Coast Guard in its recovery efforts of other Hurricane Katrina victims.
http://www.auxpa.org/releases/auxaction/083005.html
Auxiliarists ready to join Hurricane Katrina relief effort
http://www.auxpa.org/releases/auxaction/082905.html
Tonk! The CG is really pulling their weight in NO! Thank God for the Coast Guard!