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Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 8, 2011 -- DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano meets with residents of Ringgold at the First Baptist Church during her visit to the tornado ravaged area. With her are Tom Stufano (Left) Chief of Staff of the Georgia disaster, and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer, Gracia Szczech (Right). Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 8, 2011 -- DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano stopped in Cherokee Valley, Ga. , near Ringgold, to see the destruction of the April 27, 2011 tornado. She met with residents who lived through the tragic event. She was joined by Charley English, Director of Georgia's Emergency Management Agency. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Tornado - Griffin, Ga. , May 10, 2011 -- Griffin, GA, May 10, 2011 -- Carolyn Lipscomb (Right), Executive Co-Director of the Disaster Distribution Center in Ringgold, gives Gracia Szczech, FEMA Field Coordinating Officer, a tour of the facilities. Clothing, food, and household supplies have been donated for survivors of the tornado that swept through the community on April 27, 2011. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 5, 2011 -- FEMA DAE Kevin Dionne directs a resident of Ringgold to the proper help station at the Catoosa County Disaster Recovery Center. Ringgold was in the direct path of a tornado that struck on April 27, 2011. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Tornado - Walnut Valley, Ark. , May 7, 2011 --Dave Winterle and Mary Ellen Murchison,FEMA Community Relations (CR) specialists talk with a member of a local Walnut Valley church that sustained damage when a tornado ripped through the area. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to assist residents and communities in their rebuilding efforts. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 5, 2011 -- A piece of metal, that was sent flying from the tornado of April 27, 2011, is embedded in the facade of the Taco Bell in Ringgold. Many businesses and homes in Ringgold, Catoosa County, were severely damaged from the storm. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 5, 2011 -- A scorched hillside, and what's left of a house, in Catoosa County, after a tornado swept through on April 27, 2011. President Obama declared the county a Major Disaster on April 29. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 5, 2011 -- The residents of Ringgold take time from cleaning up their damaged town to remember veterans, and take part in the National Day of Prayer. Ringgold, in Catoosa County, was hit by a powerful tornado on April 27, 2011. Judith Grafe/FEMA photo

Tornado - Hackleburg, Ala. , August 3, 2011 -- Tina Martini, a national service member of AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), installs siding in the sweltering Alabama heat to help rebuild homes destroyed by the tornado that sruck Hackleburg on April 27, 2011. FEMA promotes and coordinates the work of voluntary agencies such as AmeriCorps in their efforts to rebuild and strengthen communities throrughout the country. Photo by Christopher Mardorf / FEMA.

Tornado - Ringgold, Ga. , May 8, 2011 -- DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano (center) speaks with a volunteer from Tennessee (left) who came to help with the clean-up of Cherokee Valley, near Ringgold. The area suffered not only damage to homes and businesses, but also loss of life, from a tornado on April 27, 2011. With her is FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

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Title: DHS Secretary Napolitano Views Destruction in Ringgold

Production Date: 05/08/2011

Caption: Ringgold, Ga. , May 8, 2011 -- DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano (center) speaks with a volunteer from Tennessee (left) who came to help with the clean-up of Cherokee Valley, near Ringgold. The area suffered not only damage to homes and businesses, but also loss of life, from a tornado on April 27, 2011. With her is FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech. Judith Grafe/FEMA Photo

Photographer Name: Judith Grafe

City/State: Ringgold, GA

Keywords: Ringgold ^ Georgia ^ Janet Napolitano ^ volunteer ^ tornado ^ Gracia Szczech

Disasters: Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding (DR-1973)

Disaster Types: Tornado

Categories: DHS leadership ^ DHS leadership ^ Volunteering

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Tench Ringgold to James Madison, August 5, 1827.

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