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SIA Podcast Episode 5: He Saved His Family From Hurricane Katrina!

Jimmy Kennedy, 13, woke his family as Hurricane Katrina struck his home in D’Iberville, Miss., in the early morning hours. The electricity was out, and floodwaters were surging into the house.

Listen as Jimmy and his mother describe what he did to save his family from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina in a true story of Scouts in Action.

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68 Comments on SIA Podcast Episode 5: He Saved His Family From Hurricane Katrina!

  1. Let’s go jimmy!That was awesome!

  2. Evanator160 // July 26, 2014 at 9:16 am // Reply

    I’m so proud of you Jimmy, for saving mom, your sister, and uncle!!!!!!!!

  3. Very commendable!

  4. yourasianfriend // July 23, 2011 at 11:06 pm // Reply

    i stumbled upon this story completely by accident, then i realized that me and him were best friends for a while. bibby, i’m so proud of you :*

  5. THAT Was awesome ROCK ON DUDE

  6. they shold have pics and word insted of podcast.he is amazing

  7. im amazed

  8. it wood be scary good job

  9. harry potter // July 4, 2010 at 11:24 pm // Reply

    i cant beleive he did that!it must have been SO hard!

  10. yogi da bear // July 3, 2010 at 12:46 pm // Reply

    wow that is what i call amazing!!

  11. monarose123 // June 24, 2010 at 12:36 pm // Reply

    WOW!!!!!

  12. JIMMY PWNS HURRICANES // June 16, 2010 at 7:20 pm // Reply

    It was super brave of him to save the dogs.

  13. awsome!!!!!!! 😉

  14. soon to be a weblo // July 27, 2009 at 10:02 am // Reply

    This is so brave of him to do th- opps! I just got my BL magizine!!!!

  15. I am always just so amazed by the gumption these people have and the bravery. Bravo, Scouts! I wish I could be a boy scout, but that’d be hard, considering I’m a tomboy girl..but whatever!

    Keep up the good work, Scouts!

  16. That is wonderful

  17. awsome

  18. That was amazing! I have listend to this a ton of times because I love how he saved them. I hope any other hurricanes don’t come that are harder than Katrina.

  19. man your awsome you are a true hero in my book

  20. W-O-W……..I’m speechless

  21. That is amasing!!!!!!

  22. Part or Pack 1 // September 28, 2008 at 3:30 pm // Reply

    Wow, Nice save dude! You rock!

  23. dud you rock man!

  24. Boys R cool // August 23, 2008 at 2:21 pm // Reply

    You did something really brave and that makes everyone happy.

  25. NICE JOB SAVING YOUR FAMILY FROM THE HURRICANE!!!!

  26. masterbounds // July 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm // Reply

    That was a cool podcast i wouldn’t mind being a hero like Jimmy Kennedy and earn awards like him for heroism.

  27. Mariotornado // July 11, 2008 at 10:39 am // Reply

    That was a great story! I could picture if that happened to us even though we don’t get hurricanes we can still get floods in Missouri and it could happen to us.

  28. hes so brave

  29. cool dude

  30. baron von ron // June 30, 2008 at 5:23 pm // Reply

    I wish i was as brave as you. ypu led me to get emergincy prepardiness merit badge

  31. cool saving

  32. skotdilind // June 4, 2008 at 7:52 pm // Reply

    i wood do the same very important thing.

  33. catsanddogs // June 3, 2008 at 4:41 pm // Reply

    Now that’s some real heroism.

  34. i think that is the coolest thing i have ever herd

  35. Helpthevictims621 // June 2, 2008 at 7:43 pm // Reply

    AWESOME JOB MAN!

  36. cool!!!!!!!!!!

  37. I loved it

  38. this convinced me to get emergency preprepardness before lifesaving

  39. YOUR AWESOME MAN

  40. Wow, now that is a true story of a scout in action!

  41. wolfscoutingfan // April 3, 2008 at 7:39 pm // Reply

    Oh my! I can’t believe that you survived! You are a brave Scout in Action. A true Scout in Action.

  42. that must of been scary

  43. wow that must have been preaty scary at the time

  44. PRETTY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

  45. your’e awsome

  46. Mattoskater345 // February 25, 2008 at 5:12 pm // Reply

    Very brave of Jimmy

  47. That is a scout in action right there.

  48. cool dude

  49. randomperson // February 3, 2008 at 3:52 pm // Reply

    thats amazing

  50. you’re very brave!!!

  51. too soft…I can’t hear

  52. skatershoeboy196 // January 29, 2008 at 7:55 pm // Reply

    That is completly amazing. I can’t believe that you could do that. ROCK ON DUDE.

  53. scorpion potroll // January 29, 2008 at 4:57 pm // Reply

    that is scary

  54. that was sweet

  55. jimmy ts a real heroe. truly A-mazing!!!!!!

  56. wondi says; makes me // January 27, 2008 at 3:43 pm // Reply

    makes me want to cry

  57. That is truly amazing

  58. thats awesome

  59. Speechless

  60. that is a great story how is the dogs and your family

  61. Jimmy,you are the bravest boy scout I have heard about in S.I.A!!!!

  62. Jimmy is a TRUE HERO in every way

  63. Awesome!

  64. that is wow

  65. I hope Jimmy and his mom are back home and safe.

  66. Truely amazing

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