I just saw this in a magazine and thought it was awesome.
The story:
http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_2774,00.html
Where you can buy the kit:
If anyone is interested in buying this, let me know…I have an idea in mind but I need to talk to some people first.
Denise
These are neat, too. I read one and the pdf file is a copy of an original patter. A little piece of history you can knit, how COOL!
Denise, that’s really neat. Thanks for the article, it was a nice read.
If only they weren’t drab army green… But it’s a neat bit of history, and great if you’re a collector. 
Amy