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| Haiti response team en route to Port-au-Prince |
Our team will fly out in phases over the next 24 hours on private planes owned by Joe Gibbs Racing. The former Washington Redskins coach sent three charter jets to transport relief teams to Haiti since the Port-au-Prince airport is still closed to commercial flights.
It's been a ton of work transporting 40 people and supplies but Delta Airlines ended up letting us check everything for free to Miami. That helped since we each have large packs carrying our own food, sleeping bags, clothes and necessities.
The doctors, nurses, EMT's and paramedics will leave first to take medical supplies and treat victims. I'll go on the next flight with other members of the media and support staff. The team is made up of about 32 men and eight women.
If we can get Internet, I'll be posting updates at www.tdaafrica.com.
Thank you for your support!
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UPDATE: The medical staff of our team touched down in Haiti and immediately went to a tent city in Port-au-Prince to perform emergency surgeries. The few of us non-medical staff will arrive shortly at the base camp.
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