huge bags of sand are being used to plug the levee which burst during hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (September 07, 2005) -- Specialist Clint Aucoia from Morgon City Louisiana and Privet first class Christopher Tiffit from Spokane Washington both assigned to the Army National Guard attach cargo hooks supporting large bags of sand to a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. The huge bags of sand are being used to plug the levee which burst during hurricane Katrina and caused so much devatstion within the city leaving thousands either homeless or dead....The humanitarian assistance operations is a joint effort led by the Department of Defense in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate First Class (AW/SW)