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  2. Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent ...

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    The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.

  3. In hoc signo vinces - Wikipedia

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    In hoc signo vinces is the motto on the O'Donnell coat of arms. It is the motto of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. [ 13 ] It is the official motto of the Knights Templar in the American York Rite of Freemasonry. It was the motto of the Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights Of Malta, a Protestant fraternal society.

  4. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean - Wikipedia

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    When borne by the red, white, and blue. 𝄆 When borne by the red, white, and blue. 𝄇 With her flag proudly floating before her, The boast of the red, white and blue. The Union, the Union forever, Our glorious nation's sweet hymn, May the wreaths it has won never wither, Nor the stars of its glory grow dim, May the service united ne'er ...

  5. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.icrc.org. The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16 million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

  6. List of awareness ribbons - Wikipedia

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    Endometriosis awareness [ 4 ][ 10 ][ 22 ] 2012–2014 [ 23 ] Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland [ 23 ] Rural Fire Service Queensland – A symbol of unilateral support of Rural Fire Brigades across the state of Queensland, Australia [ 23 ] 2014. Yellow Ribbon Campaign and Sewol Ferry Protest Movement. Sinking of South Korean ferry MV ...

  7. Baucent - Wikipedia

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    The name baucent (also spelled bausent, bauceant, baussant, beausseant, beauséant etc. [3]) in origin is the Old French term for a piebald horse. [4] The name was later approximated to the French bien-séant, meaning "decorous, becoming". The name was also used as a battle cry by the Templars, À moi, beau sire ! Beauséant à la rescousse !

  8. American Red Cross - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.redcross.org. The American National Red Cross[5] is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881 after initially learning of the Red Cross from the country of Switzerland.

  9. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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    Postcard sent in June 1910. This card was among those made by the Stanford Card Co. in Brooklyn, New York [1]. The swastika (from Sanskrit svástika) is an ancient Eurasian religious symbol that generally takes the form of an equilateral cross with four legs each bent at 90 degrees in either right-facing (卐) form or left-facing (卍) form.