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09/13/2005: "Biloxi Recon"

I think I forgot to metion my trip to Biloxi to view the area, and check on some of our people supporting the law enforcement in that area. People are starting to come back now that they are allowed into a larger area, and the traffic was a little rough. We had a good map and I was able to navigate around it all. Biloxi was pretty hard hit too, and most of the beachfront structures was completely destroyed, as well as US 90 that runs right along the beach. Emergency vehicles (and of course my humvee) could navigate 90 enough to get from point A to point B.

We talked to some MPs that we found at a traffic point. The Red Cross had just dropped off some hot meals for them, and they offered the extras to us. We found the Walmart in downtown Biloxi and stopped to see if they had caffeinated coffee (of course they were out.) A woman driving with her kid in the back stopped us to see if we had any MREs (Meal Ready to Eat) with us, so we gave her a few. She said her son was enjoying seeing all the Army trucks everywhere and talking to some of the soldiers. I would say he was around 4 years old.

Then we drove over to and visited the Task Force headquarters to see the operation there.

We stopped at a Walmart in Wiggins on the way back to find coffee. I was lucky to find what I did, and it was enough to get us through a couple more days. We went to the Wendys which was open next to it and they were letting Military eat for free.

A new link to check out for around here.