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It was because the red cross used them in their war time ambulances, rescue boats and medical products during WWI and WWII. But it's not an "anymore", the red cross has always owned the red cross. That's why it's a red cross. The law was a delayed formalism of what was IHL way before due to the US refusal to ratify their signature of the Geneva convention. But my question is genuine because the red cross actually do operate some ambulances in some countries, but those countries are usually involved in a war of some sort. This implies this comic is set in a war zone.