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Coast Guardsmen Share Emotional Reunion With Kids They Saved During Harvel
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/coast-guardsmen-share-emotional-reunion-with-kids-they-saved-during-harvey_us_59adbf95e4b0354e440be1b6Coast Guardsmen Share Emotional Reunion With Kids They Saved During Harvey
During the height of the flooding in the Houston area caused by Hurricane Harvey, the Coast Guard and Texas Children’s Hospital coordinated “mission impossible,” a plan to rescue 33 children with kidney failure who were stranded throughout southeast Texas.
They needed immediate transport to the hospital for dialysis; without it, they might die.
Zaiden lives in Bryan, Texas, about 100 miles from the hospital where he receives treatment four times a week. Gardner, alongside three other Coast Guard personnel, planned and executed the boy’s rescue by Blackhawk helicopter last Tuesday, Aug. 29.
By Wednesday morning, all 33 children in need had made it safely to the hospital, thanks to the daring mission.
Full story at link, with pictures. Worth a look.