Coast Guard rescued 6500

[riverwalker]

Heros, every one. Thank you all. They were out there before the wind even stopped blowing. They were amazing. The Coast Guard knew what to do, and just did it. :toast:
I like Admiral Thad Allen too, he is one of "us" (reality based thinking human being) Working class background, community college, fireman, paramedic, and apparently EARNED every promotion up the ladder.

http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3862643&nav=168Y

Coast Guard crews alone saved lives of nearly 65-hundred Katrina flood victims.

NEW ORLEANS The Coast Guard has released numbers which partially explain why the death toll in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina has been lower than expected.

The Coast Guard says that during its first week of operations in New Orleans, it saved the lives of nearly 65-hundred people. Officials say almost five-thousand of those rescues were by hoist in areas where the water was just too deep or dangerous for the Coast Guard to come in by boat.

All of those lives were saved by the crews of just 17 helicopters, during 15-hundred flight hours in the air.

The numbers released today cover Coast Guard operations which ended September 10th

[Botany]

1. That they are.

the pilots, the rescue guy, the crews, the mechanics, and all their support
staff.

they saw a job to do and they got it done.

USCG :patriot:

[bklyncowgirl]

2. While the rest of the federal govt. dithered and delayed

Coast guard saved lives.

The Coast Guard is terrific.

[madrchsod]

3. the coast guard is part of the homeland security bullshit

well kinda...the coast guard is not happy with the idea of being moved from the navy to the homeland security for the same reason that is glaringly obvious now. i read a naval magazine every month and the guys are really questioning their role away from naval over site and to who they are to answer to. i can`t wait till the magazine reviews this heroic operation and based on what i have read this will go down in history as one of the finest naval/coast guard operations.
they truly are heroes

[Sgent]

4. USCG

was part of the Dept of Transportation before being part of DHS.

They are a wierd, hard to place agency. They are kind of a US Customs, Border patrol, Marine Rescue, and Surface Navy all rolled into one.

[kentuck]

5. The Coast Guard were a bright spot in the whole mess...

They were heroic.

[stray cat]

6. They are a big reason why the death toll isn't higher