The one thing that the family really wants is a headstone for Joshua. He is buried behind his great-grandma.

The one word that came out again and again was 'supportive.' They talked a lot about the support they're getting from the Americans who run this medical facility, the support they're getting from the Canadian military and from families back home.

The only control really is the next election if they don't commit a felony in office. Everybody wants to be sheriff. Lots of men have sheriff fantasies. It could be a little macho. There's something to be said for being the chief law enforcement officer in the county.

The only deadline that exists comes from the International Olympic Committee, which wants each federation to hand in rosters by the end of January.

The only entity in the United States that has the personnel, the equipment, the training and the logistical capacity to lend support to the National Guard and other state entities in an emergency of this scale is the Department of Defense.