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3/12/2004 — Red Cross Eases the Transition for Military Families
First Sgt. Michael Naugle of the Florida Army National Guard returned home on March 6 after serving in Iraq for more than a year. It was a dangerous, difficult assignment, and he knew that back home his wife Colleen was worried about his safety. But he took some comfort in the fact that the American Red Cross was providing special support to his family while he was away.
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11/25/2003 — Red Cross Provides Support for Military Spouses
Separation from spouses who are deployed overseas is difficult, especially during the holidays. Local Red Cross chapters help offer comfort and support.
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11/7/2003 — Red Cross Volunteers Support Patients at Veteran Medical Centers
As Americans honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces this Veteran’s Day, the work of the Red Cross to support them will be remembered as well. In addition to many other services the American Red Cross provides to the U.S. military, thousands of Red Cross workers serve every day in Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers nationwide.
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10/7/2003 — Red Cross Worker Reflects on Middle East Assignment
Early in January 2003, Ken Romero, the American Red Cross Station Manager at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., was enjoying the third day of his honeymoon when he received word he was being deployed to the Persian Gulf.
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9/2/2003 — Special Delivery Message Connects Red Cross Family
When little Molly Rothman was born, an AFES message brought the news to her father stationed in Iraq and linked a family that was oceans apart in an extraordinary way.
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8/29/2003 — Helping a Military Family Can Bring Unexpected Rewards
A grieving husband called the Hoosier Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross in Muncie, IN, in 1995, asking that an emergency message about his wife's death be sent to his son-in-law.
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4/29/2003 — Red Cross Messages Provide Vital Military Link
Armed Forces Emergency Services staff of the Red Cross are alongside troops in the Middle East and around the world keeping soldiers and their families connected.
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