This past week,volunteers from Red Cross and Red Crescent societies around the world gathered in Solferino to mark the anniversary.

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To learn more about first aid, ask a hospital or organization like a Red Cross or Red Crescent Society for information.

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These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River, giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.

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This led to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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One of them is The Crescent City.

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