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Oliver Thomas: “I guess we had no value during life when we waited on the roof and we waited for food and water. And I guess there's…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2005
I guess we had no value during life when we waited on the roof and we waited for food and water. And I guess there's just no closure in death for many of our family members and for many of our families.
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Oliver Thomas

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Oliver Thomas expresses frustration over the lack of closure for families of Katrina victims due to delays in DNA testing.

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