| Hurricane Katrina 08/29/05 |
| Friday- i was moving from the house from hell to my new place. Eric one of my coworkers and his brother helped me move some of my stuff. Saturday- the squadron called us in from 12pm - 6pm. The AF was trying to figure out what they were going to do. Finally everyone left. I stayed behind.... Sunday- i worked from 645-430pm by handing out sleeping bags to the base. I took mouser and merlin my kittens to the on base pet shelter. I got some last minute snacks as the rainbands headed in. |
| Monday- i was up early to answer phones and keep track of where everyone was at in my sqaudron. I heard the winds, the rain, the water coming in slowly. I saw some of the storm but we werent allowed near the windows. During the storms one of my sergents wifes asked me what resturants i liked down hwy 90, i answered "Olive Garden, Red lobster, O' Charlies, the mall" her answer "there all gone" i was in shock, i didnt realize how bad this was..... The next day and the upcoming month of september was a giant blur. I worked 12hour shifts. Running around. I was constantly running around learning new jobs in Supply. Tuesday- i found out my kitten Mouser had died during the hurricane. the next day i had to put Merlin down due to disease and infection. My Chief made me head airman of the pet shelter and i ran it til all the animals were sent to Maxwell. I did running for the squadron between them and the general, i did customer service, shipping and recieving and my own job in mobility. I am now getting two medals.... |