Two year old Redjeson Hausteen Claude rescued from a collapsed home in Haiti - pics

[Kadie]

A Spanish rescuer carries two-year-old Redjeson Hausteen after he was rescued from a home that collapsed during Tuesday's earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)


A Spanish rescuer carries two-year-old Redjeson Hausteen after he was rescued from a home that collapsed during Tuesday's earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)


A Spanish rescuer carries two-year-old Redjeson Hausteen Claude after he was rescued from a collapsed home in the aftermath of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)


Two year old Redjeson Hausteen Claude reacts to his mother Daphnee Plaisin, after he is rescued from a collapsed home by Belgian and Spanish rescuers in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Reginald Claude

[hedgehog]

1. The expression on his face when he sees his mother...I have no words.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Thank god he still has her, and she still has him.

:cry:

[jonathon]

70. Indeed.

[CherokeeDem]

6. There are no words....

How precious. Also, you can feel the emotion in the man who rescued him; so gentle with that child.

[cilla4progress]

7. A mother's love

Yes, imagine how she felt!

[eleny]

...

[Kadie]

21. I almost didn't post the pics.

It is hard to see the computer monitor when your eyes are filled with tears.

That last photo, when he sees his mother... (all the photos actually) powerful.

[blondeatlast]

22. Take a look at the eyes of the rescuer. It's clear that he has a grin

that's gonna crack his face.

He's going to see so much pain and devastation, but for one shining moment, his work pays off. Must be an incredible feeling.

[Kadie]

30. I was watching the news this morning, and they showed the picture

of the rescuer handing the little boy to his mother. I believe it was on the cover of the New York Times.

[roguevalley]

24. he's an angel. did you see the brief shot of four little kids huddling

near a park where refugees are? An older boy holding tightly to three younger kids in descending size to a little bitty kid. They haunt me. I want to go and get them and bring them home.

[alstephenson]

37. Yes, I saw that shot of the children...

absolutely heart-breaking. I had the same reaction.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

40. Me, too

The kids really get to me. I'm afraid to find out what happened to the animals down there :(

[tango-tee]

59. I'm so happy for this sweet little boy...

...I want to hug, cuddle and kiss him, but I have so much sadness in my heart for thosen many other children who may not be lucky enough to have parents remaining to greet and hold them. And what of those many mothers and fathers who will not find surviving children?

Then again, this one wonderful happy moment with the light in this little boy's eyes as he sees his mother.... yes, yes indeed.

[MadMaddie]

3. Bless the rescuers

A beautiful boy Redjeson Hausteen Claude may many more be found.

[boobooday]

4. Love his little face when he sees his mama

So glad she was there to hold him.

[EFerrari]

5. Poor baby. Thank God they got him out.

[Texasgal]

8. Oh my gosh

that makes my heart hurt!

Thank goodness for his rescue!

[Brickbat]

9. K&R.

Wow.

[aikoaiko]

10. Great pictures of great news.

:applause:


:toast:

[rebecca_herman]

11. Poor baby :(

He looks so scared and sad. :( It makes me happy seeing him returned to his mother in the last picture but so sad for all the children who no longer hvae parents. :(

[niyad]

17. and for all the parents who have lost their children.

[bread_and_roses]

55. It's like Katrina - I can't think about anything else but all the children

...so happy for this child and his mother, but it doesn't offset the terrible grief and anger over all the death. This AM I read about a nine-year old girl who had been alive and screaming for help but was dead by the time they got her out...my g'dtr is 8 - it just tears at me. Mixed with rage over the part the US has played in keeping the Haitians destitute and literally starving...even without the earthquake...and all the thousands who might not have died had they had a decent place to live in the first place...the schools that might not have collapsed if they had been built properly and not under the oppressions of disaster capitalism...

[FrenchieCat]

12. There's something in my eye......

:cry:

[tango-tee]

60. In mine, too.

Must be contagious across the continents.

[blondeatlast]

13. The good news will be rare, so just seeing his face as he goes to his mama

is so inspiring.

[malaise]

14. Unbelievable

I'm in tears. The different emotions leading up to the pic where he sees his mom are dramatic. :cry:

He's lucky he won't even remember the earthquake.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Ah that is ONE HAPPY KID!

And I can tell you a few happy rescuers and of course one happy mother

[blondeatlast]

16. Look at the face of the rescuer as he hands Redjeson to mom.

He's going to see so much pain and desperation--but for at least a moment, his work paid off.

Godspeed, sir.

[malaise]

18. Really lovely

Worth his entire trip - he'll remember that one.

[ooglymoogly]

54. As if he does not want to give up this precious little life in his

arms whose life he has miraculously saved; Or give up this precious moment that neither he nor we can ever forget. These pictures are priceless and should go into the hall of fame of great photography; For capturing that thing that is both ephemeral and constant in us all and is what makes us human beings; That thing, that brings out the best in us all and makes us proud to be part of the human race.

[Bobbie Jo]

19. !

:cry:

[skorpo]

20. K&R

[blondeatlast]

23. I can't stop looking at these pics. We are all united in spirit--

and seeing these pics striking me right to my soul proves it to me. I'm right there with them. Amazing.

[tango-tee]

62. United.

Yes we can be and we are, in soul and spirit.

:hug:

[JimWis]

25. K&R - Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Solly Mack]

26. Tears

K&R

[FedUpWithIt All]

27. Crying.

This baby is the same age as my boy. :-(

Little Redjeson Hausteen Claude is clinging to the unknown rescuer the way a 2 year old does his mother or father when he is afraid and hurt. Only at that moment, this stranger is every security he has in the world. Then the baby sees his mama...:cry: There is relief in his tiny face. The very sight of her mollifies his terror. I am so so pleased that he saw his mama.

I just feel so overwhelmed with grief for the Haitian people.

[blondeatlast]

28. Kicking to make DU's day just a bit brighter. nt

[CBR]

29. Amazing and hearbreaking. Thanks for the pics. nt

[Jennicut]

31. As a mother, I can only imagine the pure joy that mother felt at seeing her child alive

Beautiful pics.

[lunatica]

32. Reacting to his mother made me cry

His first awareness of stability is right there in his face. In every other picture he is lost.

[closeupready]

33. OMG- that is so heartwarming!

:)

[blondeatlast]

34. Kick for hope. nt

[inna]

35. absolutely precious! thank you for sharing these.

[inna]

36. Wow, it turns out that he was trapped beneath the rubble for 2 days!

Redjeson's father Reginald Claude is reunited with his son:

[progressoid]

38. That last picture is the best thing I've seen all week.

:cry:

[FourScore]

39. A shining light in a sea of devestation. Thank you for posting this. n/t

[closeupready]

41. I made that last one my desktop wallpaper.

:)

[Soylent Brice]

42. absolutely amazing.

[varelse]

43. How could *anyone* object publically to our nation helping with such rescues

:'(

[denverbill]

44. Sorry Rush. One live saved no thanks to you. n/t

[fascisthunter]

45. those eyes say it all

may he and his mom live well.

[leftynyc]

46. Just when I thought I had no tears left

The expression on his face at seeing his mother is literally priceless.

[democrank]

47. Bless that precious child.

What a wonderful story.

[sabrina 1]

48. First Responders are heroes

The look on the face of the rescuer in the third picture as he looks at the precious little baby, is just beautiful.



Compare that noble human being with this one:



And for so-called Christian Pat Robertson whose greed has made him best friends with some of the worlds most brutal dictators he should remember what the man whose name he has defiled by claiming to be a follower said about those who are less fortunate:

Blessed are the poor ...

[Michigan-Arizona]

69. Are you going to post the picture of the other human being? lol n/t

[sabrina 1]

73. Good point ~ :-)

[reggie the dog]

49. What will become of the boy after we stop caring again

you know after the earthquake is old news, and we go back to supporting right wing dictators taking over.... This is great but sad in that the boy will probably never even have the chance to go to a decent school.

[blondeatlast]

51. You're from France. Your country put him where he is. Do somethiong to get them

out (like lobby your government to forgive Haiti's debts), then you can piss all over our cake.

[reggie the dog]

53. I was born in the USA

the USA and France have done what to help Haiti in the long term? Strangely our current govt. suddenly thinks forging the debts is a good idea, I think they are doing it due to upcoming elections in France, but it would be great if the debt is forgiven

[liberation]

66. Wow... American exceptionalism at its finest.

For what it is worth the French government is pushing for doing just that: remove the debt from Haiti (although I am sure the IMF will figure a way to get then back in debt asap).

The fact that you refer to it as "your cake" says it all... Good grief. Yes, France is the colonial power which created Haiti, but lest forget that we have been the key player in this hemisphere for the past 2 centuries, esp. regarding the manifest destiny policies which led our country to behave as if we literally owned this hemisphere. A significant amount of our policies are directly responsible for Haiti having to suffer the status of being the poorest country in "our" hemisphere.

There must be something in the water which gives Americans the gall to have everything both ways no matter what...


I am delighted to see that this kid is safe and sound, we all do better when we all do better. It is time for people to evolve and realize how we are pretty much the same, and we should cut it out with all these territorial pissing contests. I hope we at least mature enough to figure out we all have to come together... Let's keep the momentum, and let's make sure we don't do what we always do: forget about the victims once they have lost their "cuteness" factor.

[Odin2005]

50. Ohhh, what a sweet little boy! Glad that he's OK!

[ooglymoogly]

52. Lump in throat, joyous tears

Looking forward to many, many more of these miracles, lumps and tears and sighs of relief. The anxiety for these folks is near overwhelming.

[inna]

56. i just noticed this - what are the spots on his head?

[liberation]

68. People tend to not look their best after they spend 2 days under a collapsed building

probably a mixture of blood, scraps, sweat, dust, etc.

What terrifies me is the look in his eyes. This poor kid has experienced more pain and stress in those 2 days, that most of us do in a life time. Luckily the brain of small children can trigger some tabula rasa mechanisms to remove some of these memories.

[SeattleGirl]

57. Oh man, his face when he sees him mother!

:loveya:

[malaise]

58. He was the only survivor

His grandmother and cousins died. Lucky boy - apparently he was under them

[GCP]

61. It brought me to tears when I saw it on Huffpost this morning

Hell - it's done it again! He's so precious - and we need a few good stories like this because otherwise it's too much to take.

[crim son]

63. Crying over here.

The dear, dear little man. Thank God his mother survived.

[pleah]

64. K&R

[Polly Hennessey]

65. Redjeson

I agree with Hedgehog --- the look on his face when he sees his mother is wonderful. What a photo. Thanks for the pics, Kadie.

[Sultana]

67. masallah

:cry:

[cbgb2112]

71. A cute kid makes a hot man holding him even hotter :) n/t

[tavalon]

72. The last picture just became my new desktop picture

In this desperately awful situation, to see a moment of mommy-baby connection like that is manna to the soul.