Milo

Robert “Bob” Milo, 23 - who grew up in Los Altos attending Loyola elementary, Pinewood Junior High, and Los Altos and Mountain View high schools - assisted the Katrina relief effort as a crewman aboard the USS Harry Truman.

Milo, the son of Linda and Jeff Milo of Los Altos, is a supply sailor aboard the Truman with the ranking of E-4 Petty Officer Third Class Storekeeper. The Truman, the newest aircraft carrier in the U.S. fleet, was the command headquarters for the Katrina relief operation in the Gulf region.

The Truman arrived Sept. 5, carrying 1.3 million gallons of needed fuel for helicopters, rescue boats and other equipment. The ship also provided water and food to survivors and those working in the region.

“I am very proud of my son and his shipmates and captain,” said mother Linda Milo. “We have a military that is working to turn the situation in the gulf region around. They are making progress.”

Before Katrina, Milo and his shipmates were in the Persian Gulf from September 2004 to this past April.