The American Red Cross
The
American Red Cross is:
Around-the-clock
and around-the-world emergency communications network available
to the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families
during times of personal emergencies.
This service operates 24
hours a day, every day of the year, and transmits or receives
over 800,000 messages a year - at no cost to service personnel
or their families.
With Red Cross world-wide communications
network, we can rapidly transmit verified information to
help clarify misunderstandings, re-establish broken
communications, or support requests for emergency leave.
Before
you call, have the service member's following information on
hand: