Robin no longer lives in Millington, which is good since the entire base was flooded in last week's floods:
MILLINGTON, TN – The entire United States Navy is feeling the effect of the flooded naval base at Millington. The base is slowly recovering from this weekend's floods. What happened at the Millington facility touches every sailor in the service.
bbc story HERE
the CSMonitor has an article on the flood also, and notes the lack of coverage:
Yet many saw a troubling paradox in what was perceived as a dearth of media exposure.
"It was mind-boggling to flip by CNN, MSNBC, and FOX on Sunday afternoon and see not one station even occasionally bringing their viewers footage of the flood, news of our people dying," writes Betsy Phillips of the Nashville Scene.
...one wonders if the press even realizes the seriousness of flooding the Naval facility.
but some locals posted stories on youtube. This one is from May 1:
FINEST KIND CLINIC AND FISHMARKET.... Discussing medicine, culture, and the joys of cooking Pansit.
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