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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.

Operation Crescent Guard

Parking lot in front of a multi-story brick building with a covered walkway, where a black-and-tan SUV, a white SUV, and a sedan are parked; signage reads "Employee of the Month" and "DePaul Tulane."

Collection

Operation Crescent Guard

The parking lot at Tulane Depaul, which would serve as the parking lot for the Humvees used by the 159th Fighterwing to patrol the 6th and 2nd Districts of New Orleans

159th fighter wing

Citation

“Operation Crescent Guard,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/29095.