My life in the eye of the storm
US army General Russel Honor茅 was the man in charge of bringing order to the chaos in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Now he is a well-known environmental campaigner.
Born during a hurricane, Russel L. Honor茅 grew up as a black man in Louisiana during segregation, but he found his calling in the military. He rose through the ranks to become a Lieutenant General, and when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 he was the man in charge of the joint military and civilian relief effort. Having seen the power and devastation caused by nature during his career, in his retirement he formed a 鈥楪reen Army鈥� of environmental campaigners in his home state.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Nathan Gower / June Christie
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Photo: Russel Honor茅
Credit: Getty Images / Robert Sullivan
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