Final Battle

Unfair Witness reports Edgar Hollingsworth, who barely survived the storm (and who would've been left for dead had FEMA directives been followed) didn't make it:

A 74-year-old survivor of Hurricane Katrina found trapped in a New Orleans home for about two weeks has died of complications related to dehydration and malnutrition, the California National Guard said.

Edgar Hollingsworth, an Army veteran of the Korean War, died Saturday at a hospital, four days after he was found Sept. 13 buried under rubble, said Air Force Capt. Brenda Hendrickson, spokeswoman for the California National Guard.

Hollingsworth was scheduled to be buried Tuesday with military honors at the Port Hudson National Cemetery, which is 10 miles north of Baton Rouge...

He died with his wife and daughter at his side, said Tracy Sayge, spokesman for the California National Guard.