America was different the day after the Shang shot down Yosemite Station and its rubble fell all over Western America. Washington DC and all its people were gone. Coastal California lay in tsunami-drowned ruins. Cities as far east as the Mississippi River were entirely wiped from existence by direct hits or flooding after dikes and dams failed. It was the worst single attack ever conducted on American soil. Christian Mack volunteered to serve the day after that attack and put all of his fame and influence into that endeavor. The Knights Errant trumpeted his exhortations to volunteer and turned their offices into recruiting stations when the official stations became too backlogged to even see the volunteers. It is impossible to say how much that helped America in the days that followed. But it is certain that he did help.