Hurricane Katrina's forgotten souls

August 28, 2015 9:28 PM

On August 29, 2008 the remains of Katrina's unclaimed dead were put to rest. "Nobody has ever come searching for their loved one in the memorial, as far as I know." (warning: last link has some graphic imagery language)
posted by ladyriffraff (41 comments total)

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posted by get off of my cloud at 1:33 PM on August 29, 2015

Thanks to everyone for their .s, but looking at this thread full of nothing else is profoundly eerie.
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posted by night_train at 2:34 PM on August 29, 2015

(Night_owl, it's like everyone is bowing their heads in a moment of silence for the lost.)
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