People have a right to be a citizen in all its aspects.

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There was a lot of red tape, ... We were able to cut through some of that by sheer force.

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We were front-line trauma triage people, ... We wanted to get out front where we could use our skills.

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They managed to do what we did, bypass the system and went right to the areas of need, ... They knew how to do that. The folks who got out to the front early were able to save a lot of lives.

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We asked where we could be used.

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On the way, we met many people who wanted to help, ... There was an elderly lady from New Jersey who just packed her station wagon with clothes and food trying to find out where she could go to help people.

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At least we didn't have the tidal surge we expected.

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Ideally, this should be run by the military, ... They have the ability to get equipment and people in quickly.

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