shoreline and left devastating effects for years to come. It was very early in the morning on August 29, 2005; Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. For days before, the hurricane could be charted by various meteorologists so there was no mystery that a very large storm was approaching a very vulnerable part of the United States coast line. The storm made landfall as a Category 3, meaning sustained winds of 100â140 miles per hour. The hurricane stretched some 400 miles across
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Congressman Garcia Nominates Over A Dozen Students For Military Service Academies
Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Tuesday that he had nominated over two dozen California students for acceptance into various United States military service academies.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy himself, Garcia announced Tuesday that he had nominated 28 students from across California for acceptance into “the prestigious United States service academies.”
“Having personally attended the United States Naval Academy, it is great to see so many smart, hardworking, and patriotic young Americans eager to serve their country,” Garcia said in a statement Tuesday. “It is an honor to now have the privilege to nominate students to the academies.”