Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
But I'm an American. We had heroes in Katrina too. And we lost a lot, a culture and way of life.

"What made me stay was the old people. I just realized that nobody else in here could have gotten those people out. They would have sat in here for five more days. And they didn't have five more days."

http://blog.nola.com/elizabethmullen...nging_out.html
What an amazing story! Makes me think about how I would respond in a situation like that...unfortunately I would not have been nearly as useful in his situation with all the thugs etc. being a 5'2", 110-lb female... Kudos to him for staying and taking care of those who could not take care of themselves.