A North Carolina Army medic, who was put on state active duty to help with Hurricane Florence relief efforts, returned home Friday to find that he’d been robbed.
National Guardsman Luis Ocampo was working in the low-lying riverfront city of New Bern for 10 days after it was battered by strong winds and high floodwaters of the fearsome storm.
Ocampo returned to his Charlotte home on Friday. But when he did, he discovered that it wasn’t just Mother Nature with a cruel streak. His home had been burglarized. A large TV, gaming system and a laptop were among the stolen items.
Ocampo said food was also stolen, pilfered from his fridge. – READ MORE
[divider][/divider]Retiring Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) went on the most recent edition of Univision’s weekly political talker Al Punto, in order to discuss immigration and the Trump administration’s response to the devastation that Hurricane Maria wrought upon Puerto Rico. But in the process of scoring a point against the administration, he smeared the United States Armed Forces.
JORGE RAMOS, SENIOR ANCHOR, UNIVISION: So, did three thousand people die in Puerto Rico, or did they not die, per the President?
U.S. REP. LUIS GUTIÉRREZ (D-IL): Jorge, I was there ten days after the hurricane. Traffic…at noon…gridlocked. In other words, if you were sick you couldn’t get to the hospital. Ah?
RAMOS: But is that President Trump’s fault?
GUTIÉRREZ: This is the most powerful country, the most sophisticated, with greater resources than anywhere else. Did you see the U.S. Army? The most powerful, the most sophisticated army? They never went in. Did you see the resources? We’re a year out.
Per The Washington Post: The top U.S. general overseeing hurricane relief in Puerto Rico said the military will establish numerous hospitals there in coming days, as thousands of additional troops and dozens more helicopters arrive. – READ MORE
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