 On account of its Christian majority until an indeterminate point in the third quarter of the 20th century, Lebanon is the only Arab state to use the Red Cross as its symbol; the remainder use the Red Crescent.The LRC was established on July 9, 1945 as an independent national society.A year later, it was recognized by the State as a public non-profit organization and as an auxiliary team to the medical service of the Lebanese Army.