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Red Crossers Deploy to the Middle East to Serve

by Koby Langley February 28, 2017March 1, 2017

At Red Cross headquarters in Washington D.C. there stands three memorials dedicated to Red Cross volunteers who lost their lives in service to our men and women in the military …

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The Meaning of Volunteering — Wise Words from Red Cross Donut Dollies

by American Red Cross December 3, 2015

Written by Greta Gustafson, Media Relations Intern, American Red Cross I had the privilege of mingling with some of the Red Cross Donut Dollies at the American Red Cross Overseas …

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Q&A from Iraq: A Firsthand Account

by Sarah Layton August 27, 2014

The American Red Cross is in northern Iraq providing relief to people seeking refuge from violence that has forced more than 650,000 people to flee to the Kurdistan region in …

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Red Cross Around the World

by Niki Clark July 31, 2014August 4, 2014

[Slideshow] Responding to the Ebola Outbreaks in Western Africa The American Red Cross, along with the global Red Cross network, is helping amplify efforts and strengthen capacity of the Sierra …

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Military Support

No Borders on BBQs

by Wendy Harman January 24, 2011

Author Katheryn Wolfe is an American Red Cross worker in Iraq with our Service to the Armed Forces program.

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Military Support

We’re not all bad news and blood

by Wendy Harman January 20, 2011

I continue to be surprised and usually amused by the different impressions that people have of the Red Cross.

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Military Support

A Big Birthday in Theater

by Wendy Harman December 3, 2010

We finished decorating, and then went on a covert operation in our Red Cross van to secure a birthday cake.

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Military Support

Wait, Are We in Danger?

by Wendy Harman December 1, 2010

I had probably been asleep for two hours or so when I heard a large drilling noise.

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Military Support

Happenings in Balad

by Wendy Harman November 29, 2010

The area around base is actually full of farmland. And sunflowers! Driving down a little further, I saw an Iraqi woman in a rather bright cover (neon color, I think) who was just staring in at the base.

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Military Support

How I got here is a good story, what we do here is a better one

by Wendy Harman November 19, 2010

Dispatch from Balad: No matter the location, the Red Cross always seems to enlist the help of volunteers, Balad notwithstanding.

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