Rev. Ben Bell

-- Ben Bell, World War II veteran, Hurricane Katrina Survivor
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Judy Wallace and her father, 80-year-old Ben Bell, a chaplain at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss., decided they would take a few days off from work and head to the family vacation home in Gulf Shores, Ala.
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Wallace and Bell didn't have to be told to evacuate.
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"I've been through hurricanes before and I've seen trees uprooted but this was something I'd never experienced: it was just total devastation," Bell said.
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In fact, no one -- not Wallace, her sisters or her step-brother who were also in Hattiesburg -- could get to Bell in time.
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Bell said he is glad he was able to "hitch a ride" with his daughter back to Midland.

"We have accounted for all of our family and friends," Bell said.

Judy Wallace and her father, 80-year-old Ben Bell, a chaplain at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss., decided they would take a few days off from work and head to the family vacation home in Gulf Shores, Ala.
...
Wallace and Bell didn't have to be told to evacuate.
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"I've been through hurricanes before and I've seen trees uprooted but this was something I'd never experienced: it was just total devastation," Bell said.
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In fact, no one -- not Wallace, her sisters or her step-brother who were also in Hattiesburg -- could get to Bell in time.
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Bell said he is glad he was able to "hitch a ride" with his daughter back to Midland.

"We have accounted for all of our family and friends," Bell said.