In late February 2002 I went back to New York to help close down a major part of the 9-11 operation. Though it would several years before the national operation would completely close down. We spent most our time picking up equipment, and cleaning out buildings that we were no longer using. On the way home I was standing in this long line at La Guardia Airport when one of the SAS people saw the Red Cross baggage tag on my bags, and pulled me out of line. I thought I had done something wrong. He was just helping me get close to the front of the line, and get to my plane on time.
In late June I went to Arizona for what the Red Cross call the NE Arizona fires. It was officially called the Rodeo/Chediski fires. Our headquarters was in a town call Snowflake. I was doing Logistic (facilities) again. One of the problems we had was that we got there after they evacuated a couple of towns because of the fires, and we had to get shelter agreements signed after they had been opened for two weeks, the shelters were in towns that were anywhere 35 to 50 miles away from headquarters. We had to move the headquarters, because of the annual the 4th of July Rodeo. So we moved 2 miles down the road to a warehouse where we stayed for a week and a half. I was asked to help close the operation with assistant logistics officer.
As friends and family you are well aware of Mike's love for volunteering with the American Red Cross. Since 1991 Mike has contributed thousands of hours helping people prepare for, cope with and respond to emergencies. He truly exemplifies the spirit of giving.
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