Today, we have with us a War which completely dwarfs that Crimean conflict, but because of our great military hospitals, thousands of the best doctors and tens of thousands of nurses, the toll of human life is but a fraction of one per cent of those wounded in battle. But there is another important factor that cannot be so readily evaluated - the factor of human compassion. Yesterday its symbol was Florence Nightingale - today it is the Red Cross. We cannot all serve in the same manner as the Lady of the Lamp - but since it is impossible to be with our loved ones overseas, we can do for them the next best thing - our American Red Cross. ● |