U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore to speak in New Orleans

New Orleans CityBusiness, Dec 7, 2005 by CityBusiness Staff Report

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore will be the featured guest speaker for the Vision for the Future event being held at 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Marriott New Orleans.Honore is expected to address business issues surrounding Hurricane Katrina and its impact on the New Orleans and Gulf Coast areas. Honore was designated commander of Joint Task Force Katrina Aug.

31. He coordinated the military in New Orleans involved with emergency rescue and evacuation operations. George W. Bush sent one John Wayne dude down here so that we can get some stuff done, Mayor C. Ray Nagin said after seeing Honore in action. They ought to give the guy full authority - and we can save some people.Honore is the commanding general of the First U.S. Army in Fort Gillen, Ga. He previously served in a variety of command and staff positions in Korea and Germany and most recently as the commander of Standing Joint Force Headquarters in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Northern Command.To reserve a spot for the event, RSVP Margie Blaum at 731-3582 no later than Monday.