Force Evacuation order by Mayor of New Orleans will take place. Now when that time is I haven’t a clue- yet I know the Mayor said it is in effect right now. A lot of confusion about this order with the troops and law enforcement peoples on the ground is taking place right now but that will soon enough be worked out. As of now most people have cooperated with the Voluntary Evacuation but not all. Those that didn’t are in for a rude awakening and soon I’m afraid... Yet it’s a dang shame when a city in the USA is going to have to go and look like it did in the Gaza Strip a few weeks back-- but scenes like that are coming… And as Americans- it’s going to be REAL hard to stomach……… (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael B. Watkins) (Click photo for NEW- PART TWO- Video/slide)
AubreyJ……………
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** Federal troops continue to deploy to the area ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, but active-duty forces will not participate in the mandatory evacuation order issued by local authorities in New Orleans, a senior military officer involved in the operations said today.
Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Inge, deputy commander of U. S. Northern Command, explained that active-duty troops would not be used in "a law enforcement issue.” Guardsmen working under the order of a governor would, however, be able to enforce the mandatory evacuation order. Read more by: Jim Garamone- American Forces Press Service
** DoD officials report up to date operational highlights today. They go as Follows:
>DoD has provided extensive search-and-rescue, evacuation, and medical support, flying more than 5,200 sorties to date, evacuating 75,000 people, rescuing more than 14,000 people, evacuating 7,500 patients by ground and more than 2,500 by air, and treating more than 5,500 patients.
>The Army Corps of Engineers closed the 17th Street Canal levee breach in New Orleans and began pumping operations Sept. 6. Corps staffers are now working to open the city's pump station number seven.
>Mortuary affairs specialists are expected to arrive today at Camp Shelby to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency process the deceased.
>The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here is providing a specialized DNA team to help identify fatalities.
>An Army element arrived at Camp Shelby equipped with airborne and ground loud speakers to assist with evacuation operations.
>DoD provided 1,500 mobile radios and technical support to be used by officials in Mississippi and Louisiana.
>Six installations are providing support as transportation staging areas for ice, water and medical supplies. Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., is serving as DoD's central collection point for supplies donated by foreign countries.
>Military Sealift Command contracted for one passenger ship to provide lodging for disaster victims and response personnel.
>FEMA has ordered 21 million individually packaged military rations.
Field hospitals are providing 745 beds: 360 aboard USS Bataan, 260 aboard USS Iwo Jima, and 25 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
>Ten Department of Health and Human Services Federal Medical Shelters, each with 250 beds, have been located at DoD installations. Two shelters are at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; four at Fort Polk, La.; and four at Meridian Naval Air Station, Miss.
>The Air Force established one of three tent cities to be constructed at the airport in New Orleans. (Taken from a Dod news release written by Donna Miles.)
** Now the Governor of Louisiana says Force Evacuation Ordered by Mayor ‘IS NOT IN AFFECT.” She says she is the one that has to Ok such and order- and will not do so until after she has had test and such run on the water and whatever else she sees fit to see if the water is that dangerous and the Mosquitoes biting on dead bodies than the people still in town is going to spread disease or not…. I GIVE UP!!!!!! WHO THE HELL IS IN CHARGE DOWN THERE and who has a grasp on the situation????????????????
(As much as I hate it- I’m on the side of the Mayor on this one…)
** I’ll end today's Posting by asking everyone to say their prayers for the victims of this massive storm-- but always say one for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who have paid the ultimate price for freedom…
Good night my friends,
AubreyJ..................................
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