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Contractors, under the guidance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, fill bags of sand in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 7, 2005. The bags are being used to plug levees that burst during Hurricane Katrina and caused devastation within the city leaving thousands either homeless or dead. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert McRill

Contractors fill large bags of sand in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 7, 2005. The bags are being used to repair a breach, caused by Hurricane Katrina, in the levees around New Orleans. The contractors are working under the guidance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert McRill

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. James Bock, a crewmember of a CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 131st Aviation Regiment of the Georgia National Guard, watches through a crane hatch as the helicopter lowers into position to be loaded with sandbags used for repairing a levee in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 7, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Greg Pierot

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