My dad, as a sailor, survived Hurricane Hazel in North Carolina in 1954. He's back in North Carolina facing Irene now. With Hurricane Irene bearing down on us, I recall the story my dad told me of the 2 days he braved Hurricane Hazel in North Carolina when he was in the U.S. Navy. In October 1954 Hazel hit land as one of the most disastrous hurricanes in U.S. history. Now nearly 60 years later my dad is living again in North Carolina, just south of Wilmington, on the coast. And I know he will Read more [...]