I have lived in this community more than 17 years.
And what we have been through the last five days has not been easy. But I always say, here in the Miami Valley, we are Midwesterners: we work hard, we care about each other.
But late Monday night, that devastation became a reality for the Miami Valley.
Amid so much devastation from the 15 tornadoes, so many people are making a difference, touching the lives of folks they never met before this week.
Monday night’s destruction was like something from a movie. A scene no one would expect to see in their own ZIP code. The wreckage someone else’s heartbreak, someone else’s home destroyed.
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“It hurts my heart. I’m devastated,” said Johnston, who was at one of the American Red Cross Shelters set up to help people left without a place to call home.
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As we look at what happened here this week, maybe for a minute or two all this devastation came be a blur and everyone making a difference can be the main focus.
“The best of Dayton. I’m proud. We’re strong, united, we get through this. It’s gonna be all right,” Johnston said.
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The Miami Valley is coming together to make a difference after more than a dozen tornadoes hit the area Memorial Day night and left behind a path of destruction.