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Straight from Balad, Iraq, please welcome dispatch #3 from Maryl Neff:

The day-to-day life here has become predictable rather quickly. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s good to get into a routine, especially since I’m working the night shift.
I need to remain cognizant of when to go to bed so I can be […]

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RELATED: Dispatch #1
From Maryl Neff:
We’ve been here almost a week now, and the team we replaced flew to Kuwait this morning.
I think it’s safe to say that all four of us on the team are still adjusting to deployed life, work shifts, the heat and everything else that goes with being deployed. I’m working […]

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As part of the Red Cross Service to Armed Forces, we deploy small groups of brave souls every few months.
The latest crew left headquarters last week for Fort Benning. They’re now en route to their final destinations, but before they left Maryl Neff sent in these pictures and her thoughts before leaving the US:

Happy 4th of July!
SAF […]

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This video explains how the modern day American Red Cross works with the military in our Service to Armed Forces program.

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The Background
Next week, the Red Cross will host its 82nd National Convention in Baltimore, MD.
The Experiment
We’ll attempt to live blog the activities there.
How you can help
Give us feedback! Let us know what kinds of content would be most interesting. For example, are you more interested in opinion interviews with attendees or reports from the […]

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FDR first proclaimed March is Red Cross Month in 1943, and all the presidents since have declared the month of March as Red Cross Month.
Every chapter celebrates in a different way, but many challenge their local supporters to raise money by holding their own unique fundraisers.
We at headquarters often concentrate on the national media outlets, but the Red Cross […]

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Here’s introducing the 15 brand new American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet members. This group joins 32 returning cabinet members.

Penn Badgley is a lead character in the hit show “Gossip Girl,” which has enjoyed a cult fan following since its fall debut. He recently appeared in the teen film “John Tucker Must Die,” and stars in […]

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Wounded American soldier Ryan Newberry gives a big hug to Eddie, a black lab from the American Red Cross Pet Visitation program. Newberry is recovering at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and said he really enjoyed the visit.

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1. Speaking of SAF, Red Crosser Virginia Wright-Peterson is currently in Iraq as part of an SAF team. She’s keeping a remarkably fascinating chronicle of her time there on her blog, On Deployment Now.
2. Many chapters are adopting social media by starting blogs of their own. Keep an eye on our blogroll (right hand column) to […]

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Do you have the winter blues? “They” say this is the most depressing time of the year.
I think a good remedy for the blues is a dose of perspective. Today, I was jolted with just such a spoonful of medicine when I saw this clip about recovering soldiers at Walter Reed on CNN.
When you click through you’ll see Red Cross […]

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