NPR.org, September 7, 2005 · Hemant Vankawala, 34, is a doctor with one of the nine Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) medical groups set up at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, treating evacuees from New Orleans. He is an emergency room physician in Dallas, Texas, and joined a Dallas-based DMAT just two months ago -- just in time for the biggest natural disaster in American history. Here are excerpts from an e-mail he sent to family, friends and colleagues about his experience:My team was activated 11 days ago. For the past eight days, I have been living and working...