Speaking Truth to Power on How Hurricane Katrina Beat Us

Affiliations

¹ Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, (US Army, Retired), was Commander of Joint Task Force-Katrina. He served for 37 years in the US Army. Immediately before retirement, he was the Commanding General of the US First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia. General Honoré consults nationally on Building a Culture of Preparedness and currently works with concerned groups to eliminate environmental injustices across the state of Louisiana.

Editorial

Russel L Honoré. Am J Public Health. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;110(10):1463-1465.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305778.

¹ Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, (US Army, Retired), was Commander of Joint Task Force-Katrina. He served for 37 years in the US Army. Immediately before retirement, he was the Commanding General of the US First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia. General Honoré consults nationally on Building a Culture of Preparedness and currently works with concerned groups to eliminate environmental injustices across the state of Louisiana.

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