...... Printer-Friendly Version REDCROSS ENCOURAGES BLOOD DONATIONS IN HONOR OF VETERANS ...------- RedCross Encourages Donations in Honor of Veterans Each ... and active military personnel, the American RedCross encourages eligible individuals to take the time ... during World War II, the American RedCross Blood Services now collects and distributes nearly... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfnov08/nf110608-2.htm
... Tice is one of 46 volunteers in the RedCross youth volunteer program called Cheer-a- ... Bill Duncan, national representative for the American RedCross at the VA, who runs the youth ... the age of 14 may participate in the RedCross youth volunteer program called Cheer-a-... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-07-2006-7.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-28-2007 #2 -- WITH VETERANS' BENEFITS, KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE -- They may qualify in one way or another for benefits, but don't even know what might be out there for them. Often, they don't even know the questions to ask.nf052807-2.htm
... had literally nothing left. "God forbid, my refrigerator was empty. I ended up going to the RedCross and they helped me with food," he said. "Sometimes I didn't have a nickel... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf052807-2.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-22-2007 #4 -- WALTER REED'S COLD SHOULDER -- Walter Reed is a closed world, except to celebrities and politicians, apparently. A group of my neighbors tried a while ago to offer help, but they were rebuffed.nf072207-4.htm
... (as opposed to those who want to give money or blood) to the RedCross office at Walter Reed. So I walked over there, past the infamous Building 18, and asked the young man at the RedCross desk about the possibility of volunteering. He immediately warned me that only clerical or... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072207-4.htm
... When he was undergoing treatment 16 years ago following a near-fatal accident in Germany, Paul Miosek asked RedCross volunteer Jim Mayer for just two things: a poster of Madonna and a milkshake. What the Army veteran... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes APR 06/newsflash04-06-2006-4.htm
... Iraq in 2005. Draped across the sofa of his home is a blanket given to him by the American RedCross while he was treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. (photo: JASON WHONG / Star... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf111207-13.htm
...t know then that there were women who served in Vietnam in a different capacity. 'I knew the RedCross was there, but I didn't know there were others there who were just as dedicated to serving... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfnov08/nf111008-5.htm
... VETERANS (06-29-09) One county DVA Director says, "The activity load is overwhelming." IN HARD TIMES, MORE VETERANS TURN TO REDCROSS (06-10-09) "I'm having a hard time getting work. It's rough, but we're still making what... http://www.vawatchdog.org/signofthetimes.htm
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-12-2007 #7 -- NEW RULE STEMS BLOOD DRIVES FOR SOLDIERS -- "The need is great and the need is now. These people are putting their lives on the line. Why should the military have to pay for blood?"nf071207-7.htm
... bases since the 1980s, the military has increasingly had to purchase blood from private sources, including the American RedCross. These sources typically charge hospitals a processing fee of $250 for a pint of red blood cells and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf071207-7.htm
... the 6,000 hobbyists are middle-aged men, though there are groups, such as the Paper Dolls, that consist of women who portray nurses, RedCross volunteers and French partisans. Most reenactors choose to portray Gis, but some outfit themselves as British, Russian, and yes, German soldiers: Somebody has to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes AUG 06/newsflash08-14-2006-5.htm
