Red Cross

The Red Cross is an international humanitarian organization. It oversees, among other things, medical services in time of war. By international agreement, enemy soldiers, vehicles, and buildings displaying the Red Cross symbol are not fired upon in the heat of battle.

Red Cross in World War
The Red Cross was worn by medics in the armies of all the human powers engaged in World War II and continued to be used by medics during the war against the Race's Conquest Fleet. The Race quickly learned its significance and adopted the Tosevite practice of not firing upon the Red Cross, and medics began incorpotating the Red Cross into their body paint patterns to communicate the same message to human soldiers.

The human powers occasionally used the Red Cross, and the Race's comparable symbol of solid yellow paint, to protect important legitimate targets from Lizard fire. American soldier Sam Yeager often travelled with his prisoners, Ullhass and Ristin, in Red Cross vehicles.

Red Cross in Southern Victory
The Red Cross was generally respected in the Great War but was sometimes fired upon by both Entente and Central Powers forces. Ernie was wounded by a Canadian aeroplane which fired upon his Red Cross ambulance while en route to the US Army hospital outside Riviere-du-Loup.

The Red Cross flag was flown by a Spanish ship that carried George Enos to New York City from imprisonment in the Confederate States.

The Red Cross was also one of few symbols respected by combatants in the Second Great War, but the many hazards of battlefields in that war resulted in high casualties among Red Cross personnel.

Jake Featherston abused the Red Cross sign by using a car marked with it travel through and outside Richmond.