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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Base Buildup

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers overhead carrying slung cargo loads, as soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets watch from the tarmac below, with a cargo plane visible in the background.

Collection

Katrina Base Build-Up (For Guard Bureau)

An Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopters brings in supplies for Katrina Relief Missions.

Citation

“Base Buildup,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/29051.