Hang in there ND.

If we could post your work-together spirit around the world, just THINK of the goals we could reach.

I would like to add that this is about the strength and perserverance of Americans. It is not a time to bash other Americans. The events of Katrina and the current flooding can't be compared any more then apples and oranges can, they are both fruits and the other 2 are both tragic. Flooding is different then a hurricane and it's aftermath. While the flooding is terrible, it happens every year and they had time to prepare and fight. The leaders in the community had time to discuss and make a plan of action and the call went out for volunteers to fight. Hurricanes are unpredictable and the damage that occurs can be catastophic.Lets move on as a nation and stop all this unproductive backstapping.

holy i wish that does not happen to winnipeg yeahh peg city

soooooo sad

I would like to say as a former North Dakotan who suffered through the GF flood of 1997, and am now serving in Iraq, that I am proud now more than ever to be from ND, to tell my fellow soldiers when I see the pictures on the news of all the people who come out to fill sandbags or do whatever is necessary to be done that i am from that state. You are all in my prayers and I hope you guys can pull through this hard time. God bless.

As a N.Dak native who now lives in the south, I think all the criticism of New O. is taking away the true beauty of the people of N.Dakota.I think we would be better served to let the pictures tell the story,and let others brag on us.And just so you know, you can't sandbag a broken levee,you can sand bag a gradual rising river.To minimize the horror of Katrina,because of a looters,and to completely disregaurd the horrors of bloated rotted bodies floating past you,and in some cases watching your own family members die,is not the N.Dak.that I remember.All of you who took part in this owe not only Roger an apology,but the people of N.O.My God!!!people,wheres your compassion.

I just returned to my apartment, in Fargo, ND, in a 22 story high rise across the street from the Mighty Red River. The city built a 4 5foot high and a four lane street wide earthen dike to save our building. The current of the river was pushing the dike, so we had to evacuate. I went to a friends house across the river in Moorhead, MN and stayed but was evacuated from their also. I ended up in Mesa, AZ to stay with my sisters. Now the Red is suppose to have a second crest of near 40 feet, so I might have to evacuate once again. I am broke now and do not know where I will go. I a disabled and can not sleep on a hard cot in a gym at a high school.

Where are those greedy CEO's and Investment crooks that stole so many peoples money at a time like this. They should be forced to use all that money to help these people .
God Bless all these people going through such a horrible situation. My prayers are with them all.

I thought people are supposed to stick together in times like this? What happened???

I'm a fellow North Dakotan now living in Seattle, WA. I lived in Grand Forks, ND during the Flood of 1997 that flooded the entire city. I was going to the University of North Dakota at the time and had to be evacuated from our house. I lost pretty much everything I had in that flood. My thoughts and prayers go out to all those fighting the mighty Red River in both North Dakota and Minnesota. The people of ND and MN are strong-willed people. I know they will all get through this. God Bless.

I am saddened by many of the comments on this blog. When disaster strikes, each individual deals with unique problems. What is important to one person may be insignificant to another person. A small bump in the road may be just that to a certain individual, while the man down the road is devasted by the same "bump." We need to stop comparing the 2009 Red River of the North flood fight with Katrina and other "natural" disasters, and especially with "unnatural" disasters such as 9-11! And we need to stop comparing the actions and reactions of people of the Red River Valley to those of the people of New Orleans or New York City. Do you know what it means to compare apples to oranges? Well, that is what is happening.

My son and two friends just returned from a weeks worth of work, helping out in ND. I think it's nothing but childish when I read all of the crap between a couple of people argueing between the differences of New Orleans and the floods in ND. Grow Up. My mother taught me that if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. In this case I;ll change that to, If you don't have anything nice to say, then keep your fingers off of your computers keyboard until you can grow up! God Bless all of those people in ND.

that is so good

wow

I was born In Grand Forks, ND and lived there for 12 years of my life, and just recently went back in 2005 to visit family. I am very proud to say I have family in North Dakota as well in Moorehead Minnesota, I am so proud to say God Bless to all of you that helped all my relatives save there homes and lives. I now live in Early, Texas. My uncle is the Sheriff of Grand Forks North Dakota and I am very blessed that everyone came together and showed America what kind of people live in North Dakota. Love to all God Bless You

god bless all of you !

My hats off to all the people who filled sand bags and other flood related workers who done a great job in fighing this flood.And the graet job all miltary folks done and hats off to all our Army and Air guard for great job they allways do.

I understand that Fargo, Moorhead and points in between have another surge coming in a few days or a few weeks. Hang in there, folks, and keep bagging. Everyone is pulling for you.

My prayer"s goes out to all the familys that are suffering in this sad moment but remeber prayer goes a very long way just like all the sand bags that will help to overcome this that is happening now I know prayer works just belivie in GODS WORK!!! linda lindsey- April 10 2009

Wow!! For the first time in eight years I am PROUD to be an American. The volunteerism of Americans is overwhelming. It just goes to show how the spirit of America has changed for the good. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND AMERICANS

God bless America...... God be with all of you.

I think the Dakota people are some of the finest people I have ever met. Hardworking, friendly and just plain good folks. My prayers go out to you.

god bless all of you in dakota! its s beautiful place i had the privilege of visiting there. it was beautiful, it will be again also good luck god bless.

Wow! All the best of America followed by all the worst of America.

First we got to see all the moving photos of people banding together to help each other.

Then we get to read all of the hatred and prejudice from people who end with "God Bless America / the Upper Midwest / etc."

Not only does this have nothing to do with Hurricane Katrina, it isn't even the same thing. I grew up in the Twin Cities and (if I am not mistaken) I recall hearing of the Red River flooding several times during my time there. These people are used to it to some extent. How many times has a major American city been utterly destroyed by a hurricane? Until recently, none.

As for the complaints of free-loading welfare recipients, may I remind you that many "hard-working" smaller (Fargo-sized) communities on the Gulf were totally destroyed as well. Those people needed help too. And if you look at the photos above you will see Coast Guard and National Guard there. The government is helping them out too. Not to mention the funds that will soon be flowing there from Washington to help with the damage.

The comments that I have read make me ashamed of my fellow Americans and my fellow so-called Christians. Instead of hating those who are less fortunate than you for whatever reason they have, do what Jesus would do. Help them. Love them.

North Dakota Rocks. They are hard core.

No wonder I always say I am from Fargp, North Dakota....born and raised there.
I am so proud of all of you. I was back helping in 1997 but not quite able to do that this time around.

Thanks for all of the positive comments. I live and go to school in Fargo and I'm waiting for everything to return to normal. Having school for 2 of the past 15 possible days is not as much fun as one would think. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers as we still continue to sandbag. Even yesterday I left with my school to prepare for the second crest. We are all very blessed to have volunteers from around the country helping physically, financially, and in prayer.

I'm from South Dakota & most of us learned, in the 51 years I've been alive, that you don't live where the water is, you live where the water isn't! I don't care where you are in this country, if you don't want to live in a house boat , then , move to higher ground! The caveman even figured that one out! But I give cudos to those who worked to help their neighbors with a smile in freezing temps,something that NO knows nothing about!!!!

If everyone pulled together all the time like these folks did, this country wouldn't have the time to argue about all the trivial things that everyone thinks they are intitled too

To Anthony 1310: I kind of understand where you're coming from, but don't totally support your view. I think as Americans, we're getting sick and tired of finger pointing and blaming vs. doing what we all just witnessed here in N. Dakota. Everyone pitching together as a team. You're right, it's not the same as New Orleans. They knew the hurricane was coming and did very little to prepare or care. From the Governor to the Mayor to the residents. Local firefighters and police ran away from the mess!! I'm sure there was a lot of good things that happened during Katrina, Unfortunately people like Geraldo felt it was more important to focus on all the junk

The very first picture broke my heart all over again.It looks like the home that I grew up in and my Dad died in.The Mississippi and Illinois river flood of 1993 took it away forever.I admire the people of N.Dakota so much.We fought hard too in 1993 but the rivers won,My home town still stands though and has become a tourist village.It will always be home to me.

It's wonderful to see so many to put their strength and hope into one unified effort.
I was involved in the 1997 flood here in Winnipeg. I know how it feels to see all those young and old pitching in.

some of you people need to look a bit deeper, and send good thoughts and energy to all of mankind, we are all one in spirit.

I am shivering remembering the years of sand bagging in the spring. Freezing , tired, sore muscles, unfinished projects, and happy, smiling, proud of a job well done. My hat is off to the folks in the Fargo-Moorhead area. You are awesome. My prayers for good weather for you are winging their way to the big request box. Stay dry, sis!

What pride I feel looking at these pictures. I miss home and the "good neighbor syndrome". I remember being a little girl during the flood of '69. My grandparents lived with us for 2 months. My sister and I walked the dike to attend a different grade school because ours was flooded. I have always taken this responsibility for our neighbors for granted. It is nice here, but it is not HOME!
PROUD TO BE FROM NORTH DAKOTA>

Dear Kelly Murphy...
The only ignorant statements on here are the ones you posted. I happen to be a North Dakotan relocated to the Florida Keys. FYI there is definitely more than 24hrs notice on hurricanes, in fact they start tracking them all the way from the Horn of Africa! As far as $100,000 homes go, no one in North Dakota is handed a free home. Also, not everyone sandbagging in these photos owns a $100,000 home. The people of New Orleans were offered assistance to evacuate when Katrina hit. They were also given at least a weeks notice of her trajectory! Not only did these people choose to stay, and shoot at rescue worker, but after that they were given money to live on. My husband was sent by the Army to help these people who were nothing short of rude to him. So we were separted for a month for basically nothing, all the while pending an 18 month deployment to Iraq afterwards. Then the "Army town" we lived in was flooded with these displaced people. No big deal right? Except that they wasted all the money the government gave them, drank and harrassed their neighbors, and when all the money was gone they whined for more. GIVE me a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too bad there aren't more North Dakotans in the world and less people like you who give excuses and enable people's bad behavior!

Thanks #1269 - born & raised in ND, I now live in Florida. Hurricanes & sandbagging are an annual event we live with, and you NEVER hear about Floridians whining because they were hit by a hurricane. Does anyone remember Hurricane Ivan moving at 5mph sitting on Pensacola for days? Hardly, because Florida deals with it and moves on. Much of NOLA is third world, and no one can change that except themselves. The self-reliant pioneer spirit is still alive & well in parts of America, but not all parts.

Many speak of the "self-reliant" pioneer spirit - yet all of the pictures show people working together and I am sure there were and still are many prayers to God for help and strength. We were not made to do it all ourselves. It's only when we are willing and able to ask for help and graciously receive that help that things get done. I've gone on mission trips where we built houses, my kids have worked in Alabama after Katrina - all in groups of people, working with people. Thank God there are people willing to ask for help - willing to accept help - and willing to help. We should stop griping about "Katrina vs Red River". It's not a football game .

Americans helping Americans.

I'm asking you all to pray for the town of Valley City, North Dakota. The town is situated on a river which feeds into the Red River. It's about 60 miles west of Fargo. The town had to evacuate over night last night because one of the levees broke. They also have apache helicopters dropping sand bags on the breach. I guess this isn't news worthy but these people are just as american as those in New Orleans. My family and friends are getting very angry that the President hasn't sent any support. They've been taking High School kids and college kids to the sand bagging areas to assist. Most people have been using their personal equipment and vehicles to assist.

I'M PROUD TO LIVE IN FARGO N.D. OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY WORKERS, AND CITIZENS ALL CAME TOGETHER & FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.
BIG PRAISE TO OUR MAYOR WALLAKER. ALSO TO MAYOR VOXLAND OF MOORHEAD MN. THE FOLKS IN OUR TOWNS SHOWED WHAT THEY VALUE AND WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SAVE OUR CITY . THIS IS SOMETHING MONEY CAN'T BUY. WE ARE PRAYING FOR VALLEY CITY THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BEAR THIS STRESS. OAK ST. RESIDENT OF FARGO.

To Ms Kelly Murphy - You said "Hurricanes give less than a 24 hour warning and you never really know what will come to pass. I think in Fargo you know what your dealing with."
Having grown up in Miami, FL we always watched the tropical storms build weeks ahead of them coming ashore. We watched the stormtrackers projecting and resolving where the storms would hit land - and they were usually pretty accurate.
Compare that amount of warning for tornadoes in the midwest, mudslides in CA, flash fires in the plains, and earthquakes throughout the nation and you see that hurricanes are one of the few natural disasters we can predict with some degree of accuracy and a healthy measure of warning.
Disaster warning aside though, I think you are missing the point of the folk that are writing about New Orleans. Yes, the breaking of the levees was a tragedy and it was sudden (the hurricane didn't kill them, the aprupt breaking of the levees did). There was a tremendous loss of life and property which the entire nation pulled together to provide assistance for. But there are neighborhoods and people that are STILL sitting, STILL expecting for someone to give them a job, to give them a house, to give them basics. I am sure there are people in all cities like that but the sheer numbers in LA and the fact that the Mayor and Governor were also asking for unreasonable handouts with no assumption of responsibility rubbed many American taxpayers the wrong way.
Generosity and strength start from within and while the response to the flooding in LA was very much "what can you give ME" (not even "us"), the response to so many other natural disasters in the US is typically "it is my home, my neighbor, my town, my country and I am going to protect it." That strength and stubborn pride is what makes the US so strong in so many ways. What happened, and is still happening,(the government corruption is rampant!) after the flooding in LA was pitiful to watch.

An amazing story of people that know how to work together.

My heart and prayers go out to Valley City. The flooding this year is terrible. Hang strong the end is in sight. I read in the Fargo paper today that they're sending sandbags to Valley City and volunteers to help in their fight. It is news to those of us who grew up in ND and still consider it the home of our hearts. I pray that there will be no loss of life and that all other damage can be repaired and/or rebuilt. You are not alone and prayers are going out and upward.

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First of all, I'd like to congratulate all of you hard-working Fargo and Moorehead (Oxbow, Grand Forks, Bismarck, etc.) people who've pulled together and defeated the first crest of this flood and I send my thoughts and prayers to you as you prepare for the 2nd. I know you will be successful, because NDans don't know the word "quit" when it comes to life, family, friends and property.

I was born and raised in ND, worked there until 6 years ago when I moved to MN. For those of you that have never visited ND or have had the pleasure of knowing someone from there, you won't understand when people tell you of the different work ethic, but it's definately REAL. These people simply work until the work is done, and that's the way it always has been. They're a PROUD people, proud of their heritage and that they're Americans, so get off their backs about the few who seem to want to compare themselves to Katrina, etc. The ones who are true NDans are out making sandbags and fixing holes in the walls, not posting negative comments on the internet. Wish I could be there along side them as I feel their pain with every picture I see...these are the people and communities that I know and love.

Now for you ND'ans who seem to have to do the comparing, GET OVER IT! ND has always lead by example, going back to the days of Teddy Roosevelt. You need to do the same...do your job and SHUT UP. People will see your true character! Don't ruin the beauty of towns and neighbors pulling together by posting negative comments...most people know exactly what you're saying by the ACTS that you do, not the WORDS that you type. Make your state and towns proud to say you're one of them, not embarass them by saying something negative or sounding like an uninformed hick. That's not the true spirit of ND, and you know it!

Bottom line...I'm proud to say I am from ND. I know the work ethic and your morals will pull you through this. Did anyone see the NCAA B-Ball tournament and the NDSU team out sandbagging along with everyone else right away when they got home? THAT speaks volumes; 'nuff said!

God Bless, my thoughts and prayers are with you as you prepare for the 2nd round. I know you can do this!

God does not give us more than we can handle, but he does try and test us here on Earth. What we do with our trials and how we handle our crisis' determines the kind of person we become. I prefer not to judge others but to give help when I can. I love my fellow man and wish all would do the same. May God pour out his blessings on those in need and may we all pour out our love and compassion for those less fortunate than we, oursleves, are. I pray that we may all help our neighbor when he needs it. Just as we have seen the outpouring of help extended to both those in ND and those in LA . Many people, communities, churches and other organizations have put in countless hours, as well as monitary means to help. Thank you for all the effort and support that you have given. God bless you all.

As fellow ND'n and transplant to AZ now, I kept those people in my thoughts as they worked against the river. Sometimes people ask what ND is about, all I can say is that this is a perfect example; people working together as a team against difficult odds. Sounds alot like farming there! Proud of them all and thank goodness for ND and MN fokes who show us what it takes to succeed.

By posting negative thoughts what do you hope to prove? By spreading hateful messages (no matter what the subject matter) it just hurts everyone. Why not spend your time doing something useful like volunteering, or supporting your own family and community? You are a small person in a large world. No matter what your background, where you are from, or where you are now, we are all in this together. Every country, every person, everyone. So let's start acting like it. Anyone doing a hard days work for someone else deserves our respect, admiration, and support.

God Bless all the residents along the Red River. Let's pray for dry weather and sunshine to reduce the flood potential. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Most sincerely.

I wish we could hear/see more of the heroics from all over our great country on the major network news channels, instead of seeeing the same old news persoalities talking about the same old sports controverseys, weathermen saying more of the same for the next week, but all getting their 10 minutes of camera time every night so they can fill the half hour news with depressing ( and yes an occasional good news story). We need all the inspiration we can get from those many good folks who TOGETHER are battling the Red River. We would be a much better country for it and surely the world will someday follow such a good example.

that is so crazzy im suprzed you actually survived that horable thing

Your heart [my] goes out to all those persons who lost so much during this awful flood. My admiration goes to all the fellow citizens who worked together to help the common good of all. May God bless each & every one.

OMG!!!!!!!!! That was so sad! I remember a flood we had here i was in the hospitilal for 4 weeks. I hope all the pople are ok!!!!!!!

WOW! ....Again ...GREAT PHOTS....Bravo Boston EDITORS!

Wow. Just wow. no looting, just helping. More power to those people, I mean to group up as we saw 30+ people helping 1 house, thats just.... inspiring. I guess these people really know how to be self sufficient. I wish the whole world were like these people.

If I could i'd go and help rebuild any destroyed house I could.

Wow...great photo's that dipict the awesome teamwork and cooperation when facing a natural disaster...God Bless...we are all in your corner rooting for you North Dakota!

Wow those are some great pictures that really depict what North Dakota is truely about. I grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota and now live in Idaho and remember the floods of 1997. I still have family in North Dakota and Minnesota and know that everyone will pull through and help out, because that's what North Dakotans do. Good luck to Valley City in getting through the flooding, if everyone only knew that Valley City is really in a valley surrounded by 2 big hills, it can't be good there.

As a former resident of the Red River Valley all I can say is God Bless all those people who are helping to fill sand bags. This shoud be a lesson to all those people who don't have anything nice to say. Dorine Billings MT.

It is such a devastation for these people. I applaud, wish ,and pray for all of them all for the very best. For they are true Americans. They will work night and day for their families, neighbors, friends and even people they didn't like before. Putting grievences aside to keep the community together. God Bless You All. Kat

I grew up in ND, now live near Portland ,Oregon. Proud to say I'm from ND - so many haven't seen it - the Badlands, the biggest cow, the biggest Buffalo in Jamestown, the Chieftain in Carrington, Garrison Dam, Lake Metagoshi with blood suckers! I moved away in the 1960s. What you see in these photos is absolutely the way it has always been in North Dakota. When a blinding blizzard hits & you're stuck on the highway, you will be rescued. and taken care of - take you to their farm, fill your car with gas (happened to me) .. LOVE going back every year to visit. Jerry Juhl, did your farm get flooded out again??

Roger,
Point well made. Here is mine.
The videos, pictures, and reporting of the two disasters are polar opposite. There is no looting in N.D. that is being filmed. There is only film of a community working together before during and after the event.
I know the film and reporting of New Orleans does not reflect the character of the entire community. It reflects the character of the community. That is what is sad.

1. Those who compare two disasters and try to rate one of higher ordeal than the other, kindly keep in mind that, on both occasions, it's the people who suffered/suffers a lot, than us. It's cruel (as many has pointed out) to compare. Either help the people who are suffering currently or pray for them from wherever we are.

2. Hats off for the entire ND community which is fighting with utmost spirit to overcome this entire ordeal. Whether it is planned, anticipated or not, what they are currently doing is something inspirational to others. May God be with all of you there to give you all more strength and courage to get back to normalcy.

3. #47: "We will win this thing or die trying." - Don. You are a brave soul, Don. It's this attitude that is missing with most of the people worldwide. Thanks for teaching this to all of us.

VAIDY

this is cooooooollllll

this is coooooooll man

Omg I cannot belive this is happening too us, I am in total awe over this

god bless America and all people!!!

1354. Our prayers and love go out to you all, what team work every one can learn the American way from you all.

I live in germany but i have most of my dads family there in north dakota. and i hope the sandbagging helps because my uncles in a wheelchair and he is live in fargo :(....

Not to take away any of the hard long days the people of Fargo have done while battling the Red River.... but Please Please all of you pray also for the town of Valley City..its a smaller community but also made from the same ND hardworking, stick with it cloth...my best friend living there has worked 15 plus hour days first moving Autistic, special needs children from their familliar envirenment (which they so despirately need) last week...and now this week to Fargo because the sewer system has backed up...add this to no toilets, worry about her own home and family a day must seem like a lifetime!!

Why didn't the mainstream media put one of their "crack" correspondents out in the middle of this story broadcasting the incredible spirit of these people, high school students and college kids , helping each other like regular Americans? Shame on the rest of this country for not paying attention to this and commending these fine people for doing the right thing in the face of this emergency. I commend you.

Two times in 15 or so years there have been catastrophic flooding in the Dakotas and we do NOT see looting! No sexual crimes like rape. No gun toting thugs or crooked police doing more victimizing of the citizens.
Here are people all helping each other , no matter what the conditions are like!
The people here make the New Orleans citizens look pathetic.
I didn't hear them whining and crying for some one to help them.
They went and helped themselves!
I would much rather live where people help each other than where people sit on their lazy bums and cry for help.

Well what do you know! People who actually helped protect their land and their infrastructure rather than cry like babies from roof tops.

To the people that actually made comments about living on a flood plane. I do not live on or in a flood plane. I do live about 20 miles to the east of the Fargo-Moorhead area. And we almost lost our house to over land flooding. And no it wasn't due to the river rising. It was due to the water trying to get to the river but couldn't because of all the Ice and snow blocking its way. The flooding is this bad because of all the rain we had last fall that completely saturated the ground. And then throw on top of that near record snow falls this winter. The water has no where to go except where it wants.

I grew up in Minnesota and remember flooding. My cousin lived near the Red River for years and always shared flooding stories in her Christmas letter. You have to be tough to live in the northern and midwest states, I guess that's why I live in California. I am proud of the strength I got from being raised in the "Cold Country" and I like telling the "city people" they don't have any idea what a hard life is!!

To the person (Posted by Eberhard F. Erb) who placed Comment 1261 on April 8, 09 12:35 PM: A very important part of your message was "And above all that flood plains will no longer be used for settlements." I agree and have been saying this for years. May sanity reign in the aftermath and be in accord with nature's design.

God Bless All of the people who were willing to help others! That is called "MAKING A DIFFERENCE"!

Godspeed to all of you good people in ND!
I urge only that the ignorant and boorish please stop using this forum to denigrate our beloved New Orleans and her resilient people!
With so many asinine comments posted, it is difficult to decide which to refute.
Some say that we should not live below sea level, but doesn’t the flooding in the Midwest and elsewhere prove this conjecture to be preposterous? Ironically, these towns were settled above sea level, yet they seem to flood anyway.
We choose to live here because this is our homeland, the land developed by the blood, sweat and tears of our hard-working ancestors. New Orleans and Louisiana, a culture rich with tradition, heritage and diversity, is our home. Our people are dynamic and hospitable. This is the land of our ancestry, the land that we love regardless of anyone else’s viewpoint. We love this place, always have and always will!
The mean-spirited and hateful comments are offensive, tactless and unwarranted. Many of us risked life and limb to protect and rebuild our homes and our lives that were devastated in large part due to the failings of the FEDERAL government that we, as taxpayers, PAID to protect us.
The “whiners” -as depicted by the likes of Geraldo, Anderson Cooper and company- are a small percentage of the hard working, honest, TAX-PAYING populace. Yes, some of us gratefully accepted some remuneration from Uncle Sam, but should not be disparaged for accepting compensation to rebuild what was destroyed by FEDERAL bureaucratic incompetence.
Most of our emergency workers stayed throughout and sacrificed greatly. These diligent public servants do not deserve such insensitive denunciation and should instead be commended just as the good people of ND who I wish nothing but goodwill and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Great photos.

there needs to be more information on this site.. but i love the pictures that u guys used to show how bad the disaster was!! i hope you guys r ok now and be safe!! ; )~

People always ask me to discribe what growing up in North Dakota was like. I never really discribed what the land was like or what we did for entertainment. I always seemed to focus on the people. The pictures of these people sum up what I have been saying for years. This state has never been given any credit for beauty or tourism value. The pictures alone should be enough reason for people to want to visit ND. If you want to meet some generous, loyal, hard-working people, I 'm sure there is always room for more people to help. It shouldn't matter when or where people need help,,as fellow Americans we should be willing to go and help.

I moved from MN 30 years agao to maui & have family in Morehead and I must say the people of that area of the US have Aloha for each other with out knowing what it is. Aloha to all of you.

we r writing letters to the college kids that helped out we already got some letters back i wrote to Emily Sell

that is horible yo have to go threw

Good Work u all. I'm Praying for you all. hope all goes well.

You are Good Americans. God bless you all.

God bless you good people out there.................................. to the others.................................good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i feel so sorry for all those people

-1374--Don't feel sorry for us. This is what we do. This is how we were raised. You get up every day and do what needs to be done and go to sleep knowing you did the best you could. That goes for every aspect of life from the small mundane every day things to the extraordinary once every 100 year things.
-1357-- They did have reporters here. As a matter of fact I believe it was a CNN reporter who got arrested for standing on a sand bag dike (To get a dramatic back drop for her report) after repeated warnings to all not to do so for fear of damaging the dikes.

May the Lord help all of you.

The people of North Dakota will help Thy neighbor.
Many people of California would be looting.

Former Montana and Wyoming man now in California. Thankfully in a small town similar in demographics to Montana.

bless them

that is tarbellol im so sorry you have a flood i hope you be ok

Wow,
Some of the comments here are crazy. New Orleans was built below sea level, who thought that was a good place to build? That doesnt matter though, that is where people have built their lives, just like anyplace else. They had alot of people come together to help. Americans for the most part are very helpful and giving and concerned. ND or anyplace that floods year after year is the same(if the people choose to continue to live there, knowing the flood is coming), it's their choice. Natural disasters can strike anywhere anytime. One thing Americans dont get is, we are still far , far better of, then 90% of the world, so really what do you have to complain about.

VERY NICE

wow thats sooooooooooo cool!!! :)

These pictures are outstanding ! I've never thought something this bad would ever happen in georgia !

This is after the Fact, months and months later. I lived in Fargo Moorhead on the Red River During the 1997 flood, I was activated for Katrina as a member of a R.I.T (Rapid intervention Team), and I Am still in Fargo Moorhead foor the 2009 flood. In the years between these events I become a Firefighter, and a Soldier. I've seen things I wish I had not, both here at home and in Iraq. Every has an opinion, everyone feels like they have some insight into situations where they know NOTHING. I'm proud of my country and of North Dakota/Minnesota. but the Direction this Nation is going I'm not sure how long I will be able to say that???

that was like so awesome a lot of people were risking their livis to save outhers

omg