Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Remembering Katrina: Gulfport, Mississippi Defense Media Activity - Marines Aug. 27, 2015 | 3:23 Ten years ago on August 29, the largest hurricane in U.S. history made landfall causing an economical impact of nearly one hundred-fifty billion dollars. Cpl. Aria Herrera met with two Marines, who went on search and rescue missions in Gulfport, Miss., right after Hurricane Katrina hit.