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food while we were there, especially from the people who came from Georgia,” Josh recalled.
After dinner the boys would talk to some of the locals, most of them being older than themselves. “They would tell us a lot of stories about the devastation,” Josh said. “They would also tell stories about hurricanes in the past and compare them to Katrina.”
Local hero
The boys remembered meeting “Jerry,” a local hero in Gulfport, who was noted for his rescue efforts during the storm.
He paddled around on an inflatable mattress and saved nine people from flooded houses.
Jerry attracted a great deal of local attention as he met with President Bush while touring the destruction.
“Jerry was a really cool guy, with a lot of stories,” the boys said. “He liked to cook and he liked to fish, so one night he made this really awesome seafood gumbo.”
After dinner at the Church hall, the group would participate in a worship service. Afterwards they would play bridge or simply rest, and at times Doug Bywaters played the guitar for the group.
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