American Red Cross

American Red Cross, serving military families world wide...
With almost 1,200 offices in chapters or on military instillations all over the world, there are sure to be people available to assist a service person or their families.

In the event of an emergency, critical accident, illness or even death in a service member's immediate family, the Red Cross should be called at once. The Red Cross is equipped to verify the situation and relay an emergency leave request, if necessary, to the proper military authorities. Chartered by congress in 1905, we are the only organization in the Nation that provides this service.

If you have a loved one in the military please be sure to have the following information available at all times in the event that you would need to send a message.

Service Members Name

Branch of Service

Rank

Social Security Number

Military Address

APO or FPO Number

All this information is required by the military in order to send a message in a timely fashion. Nobody ever said being in the armed forces was going to be easy, for you or your family. The good news is we can help! Please contact Deb Hemmelgarn for more information. We are here for you.

Today's American Red Cross is keeping pace with the changing military. Featuring the latest in computer and telecommunications technology, the American Red Cross Emergency Service Center delivers around-the-clock emergency communication services to active duty military personnel, and to their families.

While serving 1.4 million active duty personnel, the Red Cross Get To Know Us Before You Need Us campaign reaches out to an additional 1.5 million members of the National Guard and the Reserves living in almost every neighborhood in America.

American Red Cross Emergency Services are available to all members of the armed services, and to their families. Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications, emergency financial assistance, counseling, veterans assistance and aid in the field where Red Cross workers are deployed to serve with America's military.