PARATUS A 20th Anniversary Special

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PARATUS A 20th Anniversary Special

2025

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A look back 20 years ago, on the challenges Coast Guard air crews and rescue swimmers had to overcome in New Orleans, to successfully rescue thousands of people in need following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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