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Local Red Crosser Will Travel to Iraq to Support US Troops
Monday, June 14, 2010
For Immediate Release
Local Red Crosser Will Travel to Iraq to Support US Troops
TUCSON, June 14, 2010 -- On July 9th, Sierra Vista resident Marrietta O'Brien will travel to Baghdad for her third tour of duty as an American Red Cross worker supporting US troops.
Ms. O'Brien will serve as Assistant Station Manager at a military base in Baghdad where she and her team will provide emergency messaging from families in the United States to their Armed Forces member or civilian assisting US troops in Iraq.
During her 16 year career as an American Red Cross volunteer and currently as an employee, she has served at US military bases around the world including in Korea and Afghanistan. Ms. O'Brien has been a Service to Armed Forces volunteer for the American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter.
Prior to leaving for Iraq, Ms. O'Brien will spend 10 days at briefings at American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. beginning June 28th. She is available for interviews and can be reached at: (520) 508-7205.
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The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit http://www.redcrossarizona.org/ or join National's blog at http://blog.redcross.org/.
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