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Old 04-28-2008, 01:05 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by FinanceDude View Post
One of my client's sons was part of the Louisiana National Guard at the time. He said they sat around frustrated because the governor wouldn't give them orders to help out. Their commanding officer told him his hands were tied, and he was frustrated too.

The mayor of New Orleans should have asked for help from the governor, who would have ordered the National Guard to help...............

After all, WHY do we have a National Guard if we aren't going to ask them for help??..........
Thankfully the Coast Guard was not under the control of the governor. For such a small organization they were the ones that stood up quickly when the need arose.
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