Lingerie to the rescue!
Noah Shachtman at Wired has a fantastic story about what happened to the New York Army National Guard's 69th Infantry Regiment during Hurricane Sandy on Monday night.
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They were left without power, hot water and most means of communication when the storm hit.
And then they were saved - by Victoria's Secret.
"We were dead in the water until Victoria's Secret showed up," Capt. Brendan Gendron, the Regiment's operations officer, tells Wired.
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You see, they asked for help from the producers of the Victoria's Secret fashion show, which is held annually at the Regiment's armory on 25th St. and Lexington Ave. in Manhattan.
Fortunately, Victoria's Secret had brought in eight huge generators for the show. By 7 PM Tuesday night, the armory was fully powered.
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It's not just the power Victoria's Secret helped out with. The crew had previously set up an internet line on a microwave dish on the roof, and put routers in the Regiment's command center to help with communications. Plus they offered up a forklift - which the Regiment didn't have - to help out with the food distribution effort.
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The picture that brought me here has absolutely nothing to do with the story. I take my hat off to those who helped the National Guard out, but those actual people look nothing like any of these photos I'm pretty sure. #keepitreal
November 06 2012 at 12:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI am so proud to work for this company...
November 05 2012 at 8:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythey are so compassionate and generous!!
So happy they were able to help!
Way to go!!
Why DIDN'T the National Guard have immediate access to generators and internet? Sounds odd they were so unprepared, flailing around all woe-are-we - until future professional girlfriends for celebrities showed up to the rescue? Who is in charge of this kind of stuff, anyway (I mean the National Guard)?
November 05 2012 at 3:41 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyWho's the guy in the black striped stockings in the picture?
November 05 2012 at 3:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI amazes me how a Fashion Show is better equipped than our National Guard. But props to Victoria's Secret for pitching in and helping out.
November 05 2012 at 2:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI think that is soooooooooooo awesome...I am in awe of how amazing people can be during these times...saw it after 9/11...saw it after Katrina...and, we're seeing it again. Too bad we can't see everyone be this generous all the time!!!!
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