The collapse of the Teton River Dam on June 5, 1976 unloosed a savage flood that caused $500,000,000 in damage, took eleven lives, and made thousands homeless in Wilford, Sugar City, Rexburg, Salem, Hibbard, Firth, Blackfoot, and Roberts. The tragedy was turned into triumph by the victims’ own faith and courage and by an outpouring of aid from many volunteers from Idaho and nearby states, effectively coordinated by local leaders and generously supported by Ricks College, L.D.S. and other churches, Red Cross, National Guard, and government agencies. Their combined efforts to rebuild the stricken areas reflected the highest ideals of American citizenship and the indomitable spirit of the Western pioneers.