hurricane gustav

Today’s photo is simply called ‘Hope’. When Hurricane Gustav hit the coast a few months ago thousands of people were evacuated to Nashville. I spend some time in a shelter one night taking photos for the Red Cross. The people there had an amazing amount of Hope for such a devastating event.

SSgt. Andy Pena

Staff Sgt. Andy Pena performs in-flight calibrations on a HH-60 Pave Low while flying Sept. 3 over Ellington Field, Texas. He and members of the 55th Rescue Squadron deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to Ellington Field in response to Hurricane Gustav with less than 24 hours after notification. Sergeant Pena is [...]

I got an email from my buddy Brad at Catalyst. The Catalyst Vanagon is on a road trip and drove through the Baton Rouge area shortly after Hurricane Gustav ripped right through. Since it was not a hurricane of “Katrina” proportion, the media let it die pretty fast.

As I stated earlier, several crimes committed in and around MTSU have been perpetuated by refugees who fled the Gulf Coast in search of safety from Hurricane Gustav.

It should be noted that these individuals make up only a small percentage of those who are here from the Gulf; it is by no means representative of the entire group.

Despite being unceremonious dropped from a main podium speaking role, Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s voice is still being heard at the Republican National Convention:

Over the past few days, I have reflected on the generosity and kindness of others. Most noticeably, Americans have dug deep into their pockets to help out the people of coastal Louisiana and Mississippi on two seperate occasions recently - in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina and just a few days ago in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.

The start of their convention was pushed aside by Hurricane Gustav. John McCain's speech on Thursday night had to be scheduled around Colts-Giants NFL season kickoff game. And now, there will be something far more important going on at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the same time as Sarah Palin's speech.

Scott Johnson, of Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, assisted on Sunday in processing Hurricane Gustav evacuees at Berry Field/Nashville International Airport. "The evacuees came in on...