Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

Col. Mark Kraus, commander of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, briefs Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry E. Abramson (right) and Doug Hamilton, executive director of the Louisville Metro Emergency Management Agency, on local military operations Aug. 31 in support of Gulf Coast residents evacuating Hurricane Gustav. Nearly 1,500 Louisiana residents took refuge in Louisville. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. D. Clare/Kentucky Air National Guard.) (RELEASED)

Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

Members of the Kencuky Air National Guard prepare to offload civilian luggage from an Air Force C-17 carrying Gulf Coast residents who were displaced by Hurricane Gustav. More than 1,400 Louisiana residents arrived at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base at the Louisville International Airport. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. D. Clare, Kentucky Air National Guard.) (RELEASED)

Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

Gulf Coast residents leave an Air Force C-17 Globemaster at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base, Louisville, Ky., after being displaced by Hurricane Gustav on Aug. 31. Kentucky Air National Guard members were the first to greet and assist nearly 1,500 Louisiana residents who escaped the storm and took refuge in Kentucky. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. D. Clare, Kentucky Air National Guard.) (RELEASED)

Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

A Kentucky Air National Guard member places an identification wristband around the wrist of an elderly Gulf Coast resident after the woman arrived in Louisville, Ky., aboard a contract airlined Aug. 31. Nearly 1,500 Lousiana residents stayed in Kentucky after being dispaced by Hurricane Gustav. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Phil Speck, Kentucky Air National Guard.)

Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

Chaplain (Maj.) Fred Erman greets Gulf Coast residents who were evacuated to Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 31 as a result of Hurricane Gustav. Chaplain Erman and his fellow Kentucky Air National Guard members assisted nearly 1,500 Louisiana residents who sought refuge in Kentucky. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Phil Speck, Kentucky Air National Guard.)

Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

Col. Bill Ketterer puts an identification wristband on a Gulf Coast child who was evacuated to Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 31 as a result of Hurricane Gustav. Colonel Ketterer is a member of the Kentucky Air National Guard. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Phil Speck, Kentucky Air National Guard.)