We have been sucker-punched in the gut and are down on our knees. The breath has been knocked out of us. But we are fighters. We are people with grit, courage, determination and strength. We fight for the things we believe in, and we fight for the things we love.
The Gulf Coast is our area, our community, our home, and we'll fight to rebuild her.
I cannot think of anything to add to that statement - it says it all. Bayou La Batre native Shannon Dockens has written this excellent essay published in the Mobile Register.