The American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces delivers around-the-clock emergency communication between military personnel and their families. These services are available to both active duty and community-based military members and their families. The American Red Cross provides emergency communications, emergency financial assistance, counseling, veterans' assistance and aid in the field where Red Cross workers are deployed to serve with America's military.
Discover how your local Red Cross helped a military family connect in our community.
To request Service for the Armed Forces assistance, please call:
(877) 272-7337
When calling the Red Cross to send an emergency message to a family member in the military, it is helpful to have as much of the following information as possible:
• Service member's full name
• Rank/Rating
• Branch of Service
• Social Security Number
• Date of birth
• Military address where deployed
• Home base unit address
• Unit phone number
• Hospital name and phone number (if applicable)
• Attending doctor name and phone number (if applicable)
• Funeral home name and phone number (if applicable)
• Local point of contact phone number (if possible)
• Service member's full name
• Rank/Rating
• Branch of Service
• Social Security Number
• Date of birth
• Military address where deployed
• Home base unit address
• Unit phone number
• Hospital name and phone number (if applicable)
• Attending doctor name and phone number (if applicable)
• Funeral home name and phone number (if applicable)
• Local point of contact phone number (if possible)
