Gregory Aponte, a civil engineer with the New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, surprised his parents by showing up unannounced at their home in Puerto Rico.
He had to because he had no way of contacting them. They lost power from Hurricane Maria.
“After the storm made landfall, I didn’t hear from them for three days. I started getting a little uneasy,” said Aponte.
Aponte went there to ensure his parents were alright. He was also there to make life better for millions of citizens of the American commonwealth dealing with the aftermath of the strongest hurricane to hit the island in almost a century.
Aponte was one of approximately 2,000 Army Corps and contractor personnel that deployed to Puerto Rico for the Army Corps’ Task Force Power Restoration Mission.
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