immediate aftermath of the storm by u.s. military personnel, by louisiana law enforcement and by citizens who volunteered. i hope you remember what i remember is the thousands who came here on a volunteer basis to provide food for the hungry and provide shelter for those who had no home to live in. there are people all around our country who prayed for you. many of whom showed up. so they could say they helped a fellow citizen who was hurting. laura and i are in new orleans to remind our country about what strong leadership means. and we re here salute the leaders. all right. for some of us that was nearly impossible to watch. so let me just say what i hope we ll remember is a bit different. i hope you will remember that more than 1800 people died. i hope you remember what i remember, that it took three days before anyone was evacuated from the super dome or the convention center.
by louisiana law enforcement. and by citizens who volunteered. i hope you remember what i remember, that was the thousands who came here on a volunteer basis to provide food for the hungry and to help find shelter for those who had no home to live in. there are people all around our country who prayed for you, many of whom showed up. so they could say they helped a fellow citizen who was hurting. laura and i are here in new orleans to remind our country about what strong leadership means, and we re here to salute the leaders. for some of us that was nearly impossible to watch. so let me say that what i hope we ll remember is a bit different. i hope you will remember that more than 1800 people died, i hope you remember what i remember, that it took three days before anyone was evacuated from the superdome or the convention center. i hope you remember what i remember, that in the aftermath
loss beyond measure. it s also a story of commitment and compassion. i hope you remember what i remember, and that is 30,000 people were saved in the immediate aftermath of the storm by u.s. military personnel, by louisiana law enforcement, and by citizens who volunteered. i hope you remember what i remember, and that was the thousands who came here on a volunteer basis to provide food for the hungry and to help find shelter for those who had no home to live in. it is simply fascinating to hear from george w. bush ten years later. absolutely. i want to bring in suzanne malveaux. suzanne, there s a lot going on down there in new orleans for this anniversary. reporter: there really is, and you talk to people here, and they re quite surprised when they learn it is president george w. bush who is down here commemorating the tenth anniversary. many people having bad memories
the lives lost across the gulf coast. their memories are in our heart. hurricane katrina is a story of loss beyond measure. it is 30,000 people who were saved in the immediate aftermath of the storm by use military person person personal, louisiana law enforcement and citizens who voluntisraevoluntee volunteers. thousands came here to provide food for the hungry and help find shelter for those who had nowhere to live. many people around the country played and many showed up so they could help a fellow citizen who was hurting. one of the groups stepping
all of us who are old enough to remember will never forget the images of our fellow americans amid a sea of misery and ruin. we ll always remember the lives lost across the gulf coast. their memories are in our hearts, and i hope you pray for their families. hurricane katrina is a story of loss beyond measure. it s also a story of commitment and compassion. i hope you remember what i remember, and that is 30,000 people were saved in the immediate aftermath of the storm by u.s. military personnel, by louisiana law enforcement and by citizens who volunteered. i hope you remember what i remember, and that was the thousands who came here on a volunteer basis to provide food for the hungry and to help find shelter for those who had no home to live in. there are people all around our country who prayed for you, many