Valley of Life | Online Memorial Blog

Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina, one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, devastated the lives of thousands of people on the Gulf Coast. Families gathered on Sunday, August 29, 2010 to remember loved ones lost and put the past behind them, as abandoned homes in their neighborhoods still bear the spray-painted symbols that indicate the number dead rescuers found within them.

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As the five-year anniversary of the deadly Hurricane Katrina approaches, the city of Biloxi, Miss., plans to create a memorial on the Town Green that will list the names of nearly 170 people who died or are missing because of the storm.

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