Levee is breached following hurricane Katrina (NOAA photo)
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IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS AND PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING FROM HURRICANE KATRINA.  MANY MAY NEVER BE FOUND.
SOME OF THE DEAD MAY NEVER BE IDENTIFIED.
Lest We Forget: Where Have All The MISSING Gone?








NEW ORLEANS (August 29, 2008) -- Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans will never be forgotten
by the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Almost 1900 people are dead or missing from Hurricane
Katrina, and all the victims were not in or from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast...[FULL STORY]
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New Orleans first responders carry a coffin containing remains of an unidentified Hurricane Katrina victim to the new Katrina Memorial Cemetery on 8-29-2008 photo (C) katrinaconnection.com
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