Letter to the National Guard

Annie Vassallo
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711


November 30, 2007


The National Guard Bureau
1411 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202-3231


To Whom It May Concern:

I am a nineteen year old female student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I was doing some research on Hurricane Katrina and its response efforts and read many great things about your organization. I am writing in regards to how well you responded as an organization and how greatly appreciated that is.

It has come to my attention that the National Guard was at the scene of Katrina the day that it hit, August 29, 2005. I have also seen that you helped in assisting law enforcement agencies with traffic control and security; transporting and distributing food, water and ice, conducting searches and rescues; providing generator support; and carrying out other missions to protect life and property. The Air and Cost guard efforts were those which surpassed many other organizational efforts to help keep the victims of hurricane Katrina safe.

I am proud to know that if I were in such a situation, the National Guard would be there on the spot to help. As we all know there were many other organizations that did not respond accordingly, and the response that you gave touched the victims of hurricane Katrina greatly. You saved thousands of lives and that is definitely a reason to consider yourselves heroes.

Please continue with the great work that you have displayed you are capable of. America is confident in knowing that we can count on the National Guard in a crisis like this.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Annie Vassallo