Army veteran Donavan Johnson was one of them. “I donated blood because I know that If I could help by giving my blood I would like to,” Johnson said in a statement to Task & Purpose.

(AP) - U.S. Army veteran Matt Schermerhorn couldn’t give blood for years because he was stationed in Europe during a deadly mad cow disease scare there. Now, he’s proud to be back in the donor ...

“A lot of military personnel, they understand the importance of donating blood and they want to donate. So we are glad that the FDA lifted this ban,” Carpenter said. And with more donors ...

“Donors who were previously deferred for mad cow disease risk can now give blood directly to the military at (Armed Services Blood Program) blood drives on military installations throughout ...

U.S. Army veteran Matt Schermerhorn couldn’t give blood for years because he was stationed in Europe during a deadly mad cow disease scare there. Now, he’s proud to be back in the donor’s chair.