Monday, September 01, 2008

Canada Helps In New Orleans With New C-17 Globemaster III

We're there to help one another in time of need.


Story here. ht: NationalNewswatch.com

OTTAWA -- A large Canadian Forces aircraft touched down in New Orleans on Sunday evening, prepared to evacuate "medically vulnerable" individuals from the region threatened by hurricane Gustav.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay said a C-17 plane, carrying a team of 12 medical personnel, arrived in Lakefront, La., around 5:30 p.m. ET and will transport up to 150 people per trip to a safety zone.

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(...) prompted both by a specific request for the plane from the U.S. NorthCom commander and also by a bilateral agreement signed February 2007 to support each other in times of need (...)

It's important to be there for one's best friends in time of need.