Have you ever wondered where a great majority of the relief and supplies that you see over on the front lines and during the recovery efforts after natural disasters comes from? A lot of it comes from a foundation called the American Red Cross Association. It all started with a Swiss businessman by the name of Henry Dunant. He witnessed a battle in 1859 just north of an Italian town called Solferino, with the count of 40,000 dead and wounded. After witnessing that battle he decided that there needed to be a relief organization that would be able to attend to the needs of the soldiers that were in serious condition, wounded, or just injured. So he started the Red Cross Movement