each of our heads. in the days to come, the satellite trucks will pack up and leave town. joplin s story will disappear from the front pages but the tragedy will not disappear from our lives. we will still be here in joplin, together, preparing for long journey out of darkness into light, and we will need more hands, more tools, more good samaritans every step of the way. [ applause ] this tragedy has changed us forever. this community will never be the same. we will never be the same. the freef we share at this
hit by this tornado, brown is getting help from volunteers, offering food, sweat, and comfort. brown tells me he s learned something and wants to tell the people of joplin, don t turn down help and don t give up. if you can t go anywhere, you always go home. wouldn t it have been easier for you to pack it in, say i m not going back and startover somewhere. would have been a whole lot easier, but i won t let this get me down. reporter: a full month after a deadly tornado and so many still so slow to turn the corner from surviving to recovery. david mattingly, cnn, tuscaloosa, alabama. you re in the cnn newsroom for this special report. this special joplin memorial service this sunday, may 29. it s going to begin any minute. live pictures of all those who have a ticket and a seat in place. president barack obama is also there. he s seen for himself the destruction that left behind the destruction of last world series eek tornado and he also met face to face with many