Introduction (or The Soundtrack to Your Life)

Welcome to my blog covering the US Public Health Service deployment for Hurricane Gustav in Baton Rouge, LA. The dates are August 30 through September 12, 2008.

The pictures come from RDF-3 members and Tier III augmentees (including myself). I hope that I'm able to include everyone who was present in someway. If not, you have my sincerest apologies.

So, without further ado, lets venture forth and take a gander at some of the amazing and unique experiences (good, bad, and ugly) that we had. I'm sure this will be a bittersweet journey for most (there's always the ones that'll find it either wholly bitter or completely sweet).

Thanks!

Ibad

P.S. Here are the only instructions you need:

1. A blog normally has the most recent post at the top and older posts at the bottom. However, for this blog (more like a memoir, anyways), I have it chronologically. So, the posts at the top are "older" or happened first and then the ones below. In short, the best way to navigate this blog is to click on the top post (i.e. the one you're currently reading) and then click "Older Post" at the bottom of the entry to move through the blog in the order that events happened.

2. These photos are mostly quite detailed and this detail may be lost when this website resizes them for posting. To really enjoy the photos, please click on them. This will give you the best view. You can click back to get back to the entry you were reading.

3. I've made this blog with settings that allow everyone to post comments. I hope you take advantage of that because I think it'll be great to hear what you have to say. However, I would ask that you kindly identify yourself since the current settings will show you as anonymous. Thanks.

P.P.S. I'm sure everyone distinctly remembers the decision to ask to extend our stay for the deployment past the 2-week period. I realized that if there could be a soundtrack to our deployment, the following song would've to be our theme song: