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On Aug. 25, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida, as a Category 1 hurricane.
Four days later, on Aug. 29, Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall in the U.S., this time in Louisiana, endangering millions of residents and causing unprecedented damage across the Gulf Coast.
The rescue and response effort was one of the largest in Coast Guard history, involving units from every district, saving more than 33,500 lives and conducting over 9,000 evacuations.
On Aug. 25, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida, as a Category 1 hurricane.
Four days later, on Aug. 29, Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall in the U.S., this time in Louisiana, endangering millions of residents and causing unprecedented damage across the Gulf Coast.
The rescue and response effort was one of the largest in Coast Guard history, involving units from every district, saving more than 33,500 lives and conducting over 9,000 evacuations.
