Thad Allen

Thad William Allen (born January 16, 1949) is a former United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard. Allen is best known for his widely praised performance directing the federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006, and for his 2010 work as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Robert J. Papp, Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on May 25, 2010, in a change of command ceremony.

In his four decades of service, Allen has held operational command both at sea and ashore, conducting missions to support the maritime safety, security and environmental stewardship interests of the nation. He served aboard USCGC Androscoggin (WHEC-68), and USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721) and commanded USCGC Citrus (WLB-300). He performed dual roles as Commanding Officer of Group Long Island Sound and Captain of the Port, and he commanded Group Atlantic City and LORAN Station Lampang, Thailand from 1974 to 1975. He also commanded the Seventh Coast Guard District in Miami and the Atlantic Area in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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"Quite clearly, the No. 1 challenge right now is more pumping capacity."

"I'm finding a lot of frustration, and it's a lot easier to deal with frustration than anger."

"Our No. 1 priority right now is the safety of those individuals and getting medical help to them as soon as we can."

"It's probably going to be years before they get it cleaned up and restore any type of a structure to the place."

"Right now, being in a shelter, or being in a hotel, is somewhat a bridge to nowhere."

"I think we need to be very careful how we talk about how we re-enter these neighborhoods. There may be hazardous chemicals that have entered the water."

"As the city of New Orleans begins its re-entry program this morning, there are continued concerns that the damaged electricity, water, sewage and safety systems are not restored to a level that can meet the basic needs of the businesses and residents who return."

"I urge all residents returning to use extreme caution if they return and to consider delaying their return until safer and more livable conditions are established."

"We're in the process of supporting the mayor's plan for re-entry."

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Even when it's eggshells, even when it's broken glass
Prophet follows the path well, and He has feet that last
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