Twelve months after Hurricane Katrina rushed ashore, her victims are still being buried.

In a somber ceremony, two unknown men finally were laid to rest Tuesday side by side in a Gulfport cemetery, exactly one year after they succumbed to the storm&8217;s powerful water.

Symbolically, the men were named Will and Strength, patterned after a similar ceremony for three unknown victims of Hurricane Camille, which destroyed parts of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1969.

Camille&8217;s victims, named Hope, Faith and Charity, had long been a symbol of the tragedy of the deadly storm.

We have no doubt that Will and Strength will hold a similar place of high honor in the hearts of residents for decades to come.

That these men seemingly were so alone, so isolated that no one came forth to claim the bodies or even identify them is sad.

That sense of isolation and anonymity is something with which many of Katrina&8217;s survivors can relate as well.

One of the two unknown men was described as a young black man, the other an older white man.

Perhaps mysterious identities make them all the more symbolic of the storm whose power and origin we struggle to understand and comprehend.

That both men were of different races and different generations illustrates that nature&8217;s wrath knows no bounds.

Will and Strength may remain nameless, but they&8217;ll be in our hearts and minds for decades to come.