You look at this image and it tells a lot. There is a lot of heart, determination, and good old-fashioned stubbornness shown here. I went through the Fargo Flood of 1997, the one they thought would never be surpassed...I remember that feeling. Once again, when Mother Nature reared her ugly head, residents of the Red River Valley said, "Bring it on!" Instead of crying out "Where is the government, where is FEMA?" and pointing fingers to blame someone for their misery; they grouped together, sometimes a few...sometimes hundreds...to save "their" city. There is no spirit like the spirit of a Midwesterner. You wonder why people like hiring folks from the Midwest...this is why. That drive, that determination to never quit. I am proud of all the people in the Red River Valley, I have a few friends still there. I wish them continued luck against that damned river...and keep them in my prayers....please do the same.
UPDATE: Just saw this slideshow on CNN.com...Awesome!!! http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/30/fargo.slideshow/index.html
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