In honor of Dunant's birthday, here are 20 vintage photos of Red Cross nurses doing what they do best: tending to those affected by war and disasters around the world.

Wilma Kellogg, originally of Palmer, celebrated her 100th birthday Friday at Stuhr Museum with her family and friends. Kellogg served as a nurse during World War II. (Independent/Josh Salmon) ...

Thomas A. Guglielmo, "Red Cross, Double Cross": Race and America s World War II-Era Blood Donor Service, The Journal of American History, Vol. 97, No. 1 (June 2010), pp. 63-90 ...

After visiting a friend who returned from World War II confined in a body cast, Kathy Collens felt compelled to enlist in the war effort. In 1944, at the age of 23, she joined the Army. Despite ...

NEW YORK -- They were young Army nurses in World War II, sharing a room and experiences that forged an extraordinary bond. A monsoon destroyed part of their hospital on a South Pacific island ...

Video obtained by TV station shows nurses laughing as 89-year-old World War II veteran dies by: Associated Press Posted: Nov 20, 2017 / 06:18 AM EST Updated: Nov 20, 2017 / 06:25 AM EST ...

Updated: 11:29 AM EDT Apr 10, 2020 By Sara Spary 99-year-old World War II veteran who survived coronavirus gets guard of honor from nurses Updated: 11:29 AM EDT Apr 10, 2020 ...

PALMETTO, Fla. (WFLA) – A set of twins and World War II nurses celebrated a century of life Saturday afternoon in Palmetto. The twins, Marian Boyer and Millie Dost, actually turn 100 on Sunday ...

Over 22,000 professionally-trained female nurses were recruited by the American Red Cross to serve in the U.S. Army between 1917 and 1919 — and over 10,000 of these served near the Western Front.

By the war's end in September 1945, the hospital had cared for about 23,000 people. "It was awful" sometimes, says Greeley, who lives in New York. "But if we saw them get well, it was worth it." ...

Video above: World War II veteran busts a move in quarantine A 99-year-old World War II veteran who survived the coronavirus has been given a guard of honor by nurses as he was discharged from ...