Staff Voices: The American Red Cross - Supporting America's Military Families
I will never forget the moment on March 8, 2006 when I was sitting in my B-Hut (Barracks Hut) in Afghanistan and opened an e-mail from my brother informing me that my mother had just experienced a medical emergency and was in the hospital in critical condition. I was beside myself! I was halfway around the world from my family, in a deployed location feeling very lonely, overwhelmed, and unable to help. I honestly did not know where to start or what to do. Thankfully, my First Sergeant told me that he was going to contact the American Red Cross for assistance.
