FREEMASONS:- With over six million loyal members scattered strategically around the globe today they are in effect a covert force behind lines.

For example, during the American Civil War, there are accounts of Masonic soldiers and sailors rescuing enemy combatants who identified themselves as members of the fraternity. Masonic incidents are also recorded involving Freemasons burying their own with Masonic formalities during battle, as well as aid and special treatment given to Masonic POWs.