Hurricane Relief Rewards

The Pentagon has announced that U.S. military personnel who worked in support of Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief efforts are eligible to receive the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal. Defense civilians who responded are eligible for the Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal. Somehow I don't think the folks at FEMA will be following the Pentagon's lead in handing out hardware--even though I'm certain that despite the hits the agency has taken over shortcomings in response efforts, hundreds of employees worked above and beyond the call of duty to assist those affected by the disasters.