While we see the private sector ramp-up their efforts to help in the "war" on coronavirus, this should come as no surprise. Americans have always risen to the occasion. Did you know that The Mountaineers club out of Seattle heeded the call to provide the National Council for Defense with a supply of digitalis (used to control heart rate) and sphagnum moss (used to make battlefield wound dressings) during WWI? You can discover more information on the role hiking clubs played in American culture here: https://hikinginglacier.blogsp....ot.com/2020/03/need-

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