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"This reflects his view that the deaths were not a natural disaster consequence, but the result of negligence and incompetence. Hemingway describes the dire aftermath of the storm, with veterans perishing, many found face down in the mangroves, and he highlights the government's failure to rescue them. Despite warnings, he wrote, the veterans were treated as expendable. Despite his sharp critique and overall public outcry and a congressional investigation, no officials were formerly charged with anything."
