Rescue Personnel Head South

As I drove back to school this weekend, I saw a very admirable sight. Hundreds of fire fighters and EMT's were heading to New Orleans this weekend to take part in the massive rescue and clean-up operation after Hurricane Katrina devestated the region. One sign above interstate 57 read "God Bless You, Return Home Safely".
I can only hope that this scene is happening around the country.

NYT- As criticism raged over the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, President Bush returned to the region yesterday, and Army engineers patched up two levees that had been breached by the storm and cautiously began pumping water out of New Orleans.

"There's a lot of work to be done," Mr. Bush told a group of mostly black victims at a makeshift shelter, the Bethany World Prayer Center, in Baton Rouge. He said that Americans' response to the disaster had been "amazing" and that "this country is going to be committed to doing what it takes to help people get back on their feet."