We have two stories from several newspapers which include the Waveland
Police Force and how 27 officers nearly lost their lives as they
stayed behind to guard their city.
When Camille struck in 1969 the water never crossed hwy
90 and so they felt it was safe to stay and take care of their city after the storm
passed. Unlike Camille, Katrina sent a surge that not
only crossed 90, but overtook the building the police were in.
This first story has a
notation at the end about how
the spindly bush that the Chief almost cut down, ended up saving
their lives. They did have a makeshift memorial by the
bush after it saved their lives.
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