End of Mission
On September 25, the 184 person Mexican army contingent completed its 20 day long mission to provide relief to hurricane victims and relief workers from Katrina and Rita. The Mexican Army's field kitchen, a tractor-trailer turned into a kitchen, served 170,000 meals during their deployment to the former Kelly Air Force Base. They also assisted in the distribution and management of more than 184,000 tons of supplies.
On September 26, 2005 in a small ceremony conducted by the Mexican consulate, the Mexican troops ceremonially ended their mission. They broke down their camp, packed their equipment, folded their flag and drove back to Mexico. Not since the 1840s has the Mexican military flown its flag as a deployed military force in the United States, especially so close to the site of the famed battle of the Alamo where Texan volunteers fought the Mexicans in a bloody 13 day siege.
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