Marines Aid with Hurricane Clean-Up
Serving MCAS Kaneohe Bay, 1st MEB, Camp H.M.rine Smith and Marine Barracks September 10,1992 Marines aid with hurricane clean-up cities in Homestead, where an meal and the numbers are detachment; and the USS full and several remain closed, as Andrew tore through South Florida estimated 90 percent of residents growing as more people find out Sylvania assisted with 490 tons do many mental institutions and are homeless, and in Florida City. about the military kitchens. Each of food. Traveling from Little nursing homes. A report in the leaving $20 billion in damages Both compounds can house 1,500 kitchen can feed up to 2,500 Creek, Va., the USS Opportune, Sept. 1 Washington Post said only people. More Marine tents are people. a salvage ship, is being used to 27 nursing home beds were About 900 Marines from the II available to house another 2,000 clear debris from harbors and available for the elderly in all of Complied from AP Marine Expeditionary Force from "It's very comforting to know other waterways, and from Dade County. people but Florida residents are there is a force out there well- and Camp Lejeune reports Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, reluctant to leave their flattened Charleston, S.C., the USS Sierra N.C., began arriving in the equipped to handle the wide also brought tools and food. Daniel Joiner, a 20-year-old homes for fear of looters - but variety of needs," said Barbara Homestead resident who had been Marine Corps and other military devastated area Aug. 28, bringing continuing bad weather and in the in South with them supplies and equipment Gothard, a Homestead resident.
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