The release of this movie offers a terrific opportunity for chapters, blood regions and AFES stations to highlight Red Cross services for our community. The chapter is hoping this fill may spark heightened public interest in our Red Cross history, as well as our involvement in military and biomedical services. In addition, the American Red Cross was responsible for establishing and managing the civilian evacuation centers immediately following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. We sheltered, fed, and provided medical care to civilians for several days after the attack, particularly those who could not get back into their homes. Also, more than 103,000 registered nurses ere recruited by the Red Cross to serve in military hospitals at home and overseas during WWII, and our organization collected 13.4 million units of blood for American Service members.
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