The rescue record · chapter 3 of 12
Hurricane Harvey
August 2017. Hurricane Harvey stalled over southeast Texas and dropped historic rainfall — tens of thousands of water rescues, entire cities flooded, one of the worst rainfall disasters in U.S. history.
How Ryan was involved · from the record
His first hurricane as a civilian. Ryan raised more than $30,000 in supplies — a boat, a motor, diapers, food, formula, water — and put it directly into the hands of families in dire straits.
Source: the biography filed as Exhibit 288 in United States v. Nichols — read it in full →
Why it matters
The turn: from a Marine who responded when ordered to a civilian who deployed himself. Harvey is where Rescue the Universe begins in practice.
Pictures & footage
Photos and footage from this deployment are being added from the archive. Were you there — rescued, rescuing, or watching? Your pictures and video belong in this record.
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