Military Begins Massive Aid Effort In Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -The U.S. military has distributed its first aid in the massive effort to help quake-ravaged Haiti.
A rapid response unit from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division has handed out food, water and medical supplies to Haitians outside the main airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
The unit’s commander, Capt. Mike Anderson, says: “We’re here to do as much good and as little evil as we can.”
A helicopter has left the airport with water to distribute, and a reconnaissance helicopter is looking for dropping zones around the capital to move out more aid.
The first distribution occurred about midday Friday.
Aid groups have had trouble distributing aid because of blocked roads and other logistical obstacles.
