We just got the word. Pack up, get ready to leave on a moments notice. We'll be going to a staging area, gearing up, strapping on our "tools", jumping on choppers, and flying in. This time it wil be Texas, not Louisiana. I hope we don't have to wear bullet proof vests this time, or get shot at. We'll be assigned to the 82nd Airborne, for rescue duties. Should be "another" adventure of a lifetime. I'll tell you all the stories you won't and don't see on the news. They can't and won't go ...

Hi all, just got back Monday after spending 4 days and nights in New Orleans, Lake Charles, Houston, and all points in between. We started in Baton Rouge, were assigned a abulance, a unit number, and told to wait. No radios, we gave a dispatcher our cell numbers so they could try to contact us once we were in the field. 0230hrs., told to convoy 8 units to Lake Charles and standby. There is no electricity down here, very little running water, the only food is MRE's, and anything you bri...