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Pacific Typhoon Haiyan approaching the Philippines on Nov. 6, 2013 |
Reports indicate over 1,700 people have died and that number is expected to rise to over 10,000. The number of displaced people is estimated to be over 600,000. With staggering numbers such as these, it is difficult to know where to begin. But our military starts by deploying ships and supplies to start a relief effort.
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Our government announced yesterday, Monday November 11th, the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier, along with several other ships would be sent. Within 72 hours, over 7,000 troops
reached the victims with some battle cruisers, destroyers and 80 aircraft. This is a huge resource for the initial relief efforts in the wake of this natural phenomenon.
But man and equipment resources are not enough. The aircraft also brings the capability to distill 400,000 gallons of water a day. Along with food and medical supplies, this is a place to start. And many believe, a full recovery will not likely come anytime soon for the more remote areas of the region.

In the President's speech to Veterans yesterday, he mentioned many things. But it would be nearly impossible to summarize all of the things our military does across all five branches. But we don't have to know every detail to be proud and fight for our veterans. As the president said yesterday,
"Three years ago, I promised your generation that when your tour comes to an end, when you see our flag, when you touch our soil, you’ll be welcomed home to an America that will forever fight for you, just as hard as you’ve fought for us."One thing we can do for our veterans in all that they do, is fly the flag. It is something that flag flyers understand. It is why we just like people who fly flags.