Hurricane Katrina: Storm of a Lifetime

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Stories from Hurricane Katrina

Explore our collection of articles discussing Hurricane Katrina and the Coast Guard’s response.

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Painted image of four guys, two in blue uniforms and life jackets, one in fatigues, and another in a blue uniform standing next to waves and in front of brown water with boats and flooded homes in the background, a helicopter in the air, a view of the city with the Superdome, and a burning oil tank.

Acknowledgments

This collection was developed from many sources, including recent interviews; oral histories and accounts that were meticulously detailed by the Coast Guard historian’s office; remarkable imagery captured by our public affairs specialists; and never-before-seen artifacts that current and former Coast Guard members sent us from their personal collections.