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The canadian red cross is a member of the imagine canada ethical code program. Although subjected to severe fire from ground batteries, he succeeded in bringing the disabled aircraft to his lines. Includes a photocopy of the constitution of the calgary branch. Canadian red cross history items, artifacts, objects. The red cross s roots date to 1859, when businessman henry dunant witnessed the bloody aftermath of the battle of solferino in italy. April 1943 united states office of war information, overseas picture division. Thecanadianredcrosssociety,2011revised,allrightsreserved. Red cross opens its archive of photos, film the star.
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