Almost immediately , President George H. W. Bush promised , `` Help is on the way , '' and mobile kitchens and tents , along with units from the 82nd Airborne Division , began pouring in . Almost immediately , President George H. W. Bush promised , `` Help is on the way , `` and mobile kitchens and tents , along with units from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division , Ft Drum , NY , began pouring in .