Monday, September 19, 2005
You've heard the latest far-Left meme by now, I'm sure. New Orleans is now "occupied New Orleans" (according to sanitized friend Cindy Sheehan among others), and the city has been militarized...as though that's a bad thing. Good grief.
Army Paratroopers Keep Watch Over New Orleans Neighborhood
The soldiers conduct neighborhood-watch-like patrols in Algiers to assist local authorities to find out "how people are doing" after the storm, explained Army Capt. Kenton R. Barber, Battery A's 28-year-old executive officer...
...Alexcener Reaux, a 74-year-old townhouse resident on Murl Street who stayed on through the storm, said she's glad the soldiers are around. "I feel safer; I go to bed and sleep good," she said.
A helicopter came to evacuate her after the storm, but Reaux said she refused to leave because the aircraft scared her. Two days later, Reaux's daughter arrived to take care of her.
Pfc. Oliver D. Butler, 19, said he helps distribute food, water and other items during the day to Algiers residents at a local mission.
"It's a catastrophe that's happened in this area," Butler said. Helping Algiers residents get back on their feet "makes me feel good inside," he said...
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God bless the soldiers in New Orleans and all the victims of Hurricane Katrina !