Roblog

Perhaps the most transfixing images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are those of the rescues.  It is difficult to forget the hundreds of people huddling on rooftop islands, some having spelled out pleas for help with their own clothes, waiting for deliverance.  Over the days that followed we saw the Coast Guard do what it does best; as their helicopters hovered, trained rescuers were lowered on cables with baskets and harnesses to deliver the trapped to safety.  Their courage, bravery and strength were all necessary in the right combination for the rescue.