[Mogger]

The wife of one of the guys who worked for me on Guam in the USAF was in Texas about to undergo surgery that she might not survive.

He didn't have money for plane tickets.

I took him to the Red Cross.

No help.

Then Salvation Army. They had him on a plane home the next day.

Discussing the matter with other, I found out that was normal.

I will NEVER give a dime to the Red Cross.

[Eleutheria5]

Clara Barton wouldn’t know the organization anymore.

[ComputerGuy]

I agree with you. I’ve even blocked their phone #s.

[alexander_busek]

Then Salvation Army. They had him on a plane home the next day.

November 27, 2021 05:23 PM. The Salvation Army recently defended an internal racism guide that discouraged "colorblindness" and encouraged staff members to "apologize for being white" after [...]

Regards,

[RedMonqey]

My dad used to give blood to the Red Cross religiously and he had a collection of pins they used to give out for so many(gallons?) of blood. That is until he heard of the way they treated our soldiers(I forgot what it was as I was young and didn’t pay attention as I should.
He’d argue he’d never give them another drop of his blood and he didn’t.

[trebb]

Yep - the Salvation Army is the best one out there. The Red Cross is like AARP - a commie enterprise and it bribes folks with gifts to donate blood because it charges premium prices - even to the military for blood that was donated on military installations...

[Gaffer]

I won’t either. I remember in basic being marched down to a building run by the RC and they took my blood. They had a little cup of juice and a cookie afterwards. I was thirsty and asked for some water. The RC witch told me to get out.

As for the Guam thing, during a verified emergency, the government got me (from Okinawa) to California on a C-141 emergency leave. I paid the $64 standby fare from LA to ATL on a huge, nearly empty 747.