American Red Cross - Fond du Lac County Chapter

 

 

 

Camp Doha, Kuwait May 8-15, 2002 Ward Miller is one of the Red Cross workers who deliver emergency messages between soldiers and their families in the United States. Because of the searing heat and the volatile Middle East situation, Camp Doha is considered a hardship post by the Red Cross and workers serve for four months and are then rotated out.

Camp Doha, Kuwait May 8-15, 2002 Marilyn Smith leads the American Red Cross AFES staff in Kuwait. They monitor incoming emergency messages for soldiers from their families in the U.S. 24 hours a day. Smith and her two-person staff oversee messages for thousands of U.S. service members and other U.S. citizens serving throughout the Middle East. When the situation is dire, one of the three must track down and deliver the message to the soldier, and then provide the verification necessary to allow emergency leave. Often the process of finding the soldier who may be training in a remote desert location is the most difficult.

 

 

 

 

Military Services

Thank You Red Cross from the Military

The Fond du Lac Red Cross sends communications on behalf of family members who are facing emergencies or other important events to members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving all over the world. These communications are delivered around-the-clock, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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Families of members of the US Armed Forces are encouraged to call the Fond du Lac Red Cross Office at 920-922-3450, if they wish to send an urgent message to a service member. Please have the following information when sending a message:

Service Members-
• Full Name
• Rank/Rating
• Date of Birth
• Branch of Service
• Social Security Number
• Military Address
• Information about the deployed unit and the home base unit
(for deployed service members only)

 

Know us Before You Need Us….

In an effort to become aware of who our local Fond du Lac County Armed Forces Service Members are, we request that service members who are residents of Fond du Lac County a few take moments to fill out this easy questionnaire so that we can better offer our Red Cross Military Services. Families of Armed Forces members are welcome to complete the questionnaire as well.

Link to Military Services Questionnaire here