by Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross
Earlier this week, the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming was able to provide 20 individual Service for the Armed Forces Care Kits for soldiers who are currently quarantined at Fort Carson due to COVID-19 issues. Each Care Kits included instant coffee, sweetener, coffee creamers, hot chocolate, cheese crackers, breakfast bars, fruit snacks and a Red Cross water bottle.
The Red Cross has not changed its mission during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers continue to help members of the military, veterans and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military service.
Since 1900, the American Red Cross has been tasked by federal charter with supporting our nation’s military members. Today, we are the number a military family calls when they need to reach their serviceperson in an emergency. We are the smiling faces making the rounds at military hospitals, providing personal care items and encouraging words. And we are the respectful visitors paying tribute to veterans as they near the end of the journey. This critical work is done by dedicated volunteers across the country and on American military installations worldwide.
