Red Swastika.
My dad is still pissed at the Red Cross for trying to sell him cigarettes that were clearly marked “not for re-sale” coming off the combat line in Korea.
He hates them still...and when he became an executive in a large corporation, and they wanted hand outs, he made it clear to them why they’d never see a penny.
When my grandad was in the air force helping flood victims the RC had wagons out selling coffee and donuts. Salvation Army girls were staggering over mud and silt to bring them coffee and sandwiches for free. He hates the RC to this day.
my uncle said the same thing during WW2every thing cost them money to red cross,
When I was in high school back in the 80’s, I came home all proud I had donated blood to the Red Cross. I got in trouble. I got to hear the Korea stories then too. (Didn’t really get “in trouble”, just told to not donate blood to them, that we would buy it if we needed it).
Dear wkuh,
For an emergency flight home from Thailand, i had to get money from the Red Cross. This was 1972, and they were charging usury of 24%!!
After that, no more.
Most Vets, myself included, rate the Red Cross somewhere below whale $#!t...and that’s at the bottom of the ocean.
Don’t forget what the RC did with the donations it got for 9/11.....Of the $564 million it received, only $154 million was distributed....the rest was absorbed by the RC to be used as it saw fit.
http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/11/06/rec.charity.hearing/index.html
My dad was the same. IIRC, he was angry that they sold the soldiers donuts during WWII. Never forgot.
My Dad hated them too for charging them for beer in Korea!
My Marine Corps drill instructors hated the Red Cross with a passion. They told us similar stories. I was kind of surprised. When I got back home, I mentioned it to the WWII veteran who had sworn me in. He had the same reaction and stories. Since then, I've never given anything to the Red Cross.
My dad, too.
Over the years I have spoken to many vets and I’ve never heard a good syllable about The Red Cross.
Salvation Army all the way.
I despise the Red Cross. All they care about is the money.