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Red Cross Month began during World War II as a national call to action to address growing humanitarian needs. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the first proclamation declaring March to be Red Cross Month in 1943. Since then, it has evolved into an annual community tradition — one that underscores the enduring power of compassion and what people can accomplish together. President Franklin Roosevelt signs a proclamation declaring March to be Red Cross Month For 145 years, the American...
Continue ReadingBy Lubna Albadawi Chris Domeyer remembers the sound of the auger. The grinding metal.The pull of his glove.The moment he knew. “I knew if I made it out of that truck alive,” he says quietly, “it was going to be without a leg.” On November 17, 2005, Domeyer, of Manchester, Iowa, was working for the Iowa Department of Transportation. A snowstorm had rolled through overnight, and like many winter mornings, he had been called in early to plow. He decided to wash his new truck instead of heading...
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