These are the National Guard troops that my husband's unit is replacing in Iraq right now. Steve says it was awful and weird to watch the hurricane coverage in a room full of people whose hometowns were being wiped out.
I talked to my friend Monique this morning. She's from Metairie (New Orleans suburb) but lives up here now, her husband having enlisted after 9-11. Most of her family is safe, but she's waiting to hear from 3 sets of great-aunts/uncles in the Gulfport area. They refused to leave their homes.
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Hi Rose, I'm a Canadian media blogger living in New York and I found this entry via the Newsweek/Technorati blog feature - I had linked to it on my site here: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/foreign_affairs/embedded_redux_reports_from_the_front_lines_25199.asp. I would love to get in touch if you'd like to email me through my site. Good luck to you and your husband.
Rose - your blog is particularly touching today.
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