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YOUR USO AT WORK

Issue 125 / August 2024

USO Supporter,

Thank you for your continued support as we celebrated the 234th anniversary of the Coast Guard and honored our wounded and fallen heroes on Purple Heart Day.

With summer coming to an end, we are entering a critical period where your support is needed more than ever. As children of military families head back to school and more service members are being deployed to the Middle East, your commitment makes a tangible difference.

Here are just a few ways your contributions have been making a real impact for those who serve:

USO FRONT LINES

"We Go Where They Go"

With more than 250 USO Center locations worldwide, each USO Center is designed to address the unique challenges military members face. Whether in the freezing temperatures of Alaska or the scorching deserts of Africa, we're committed to being there.

Learn more about how the USO supports service members around the world. »

USO Helps USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Sailors Reunite With Families

After a nine-month deployment, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sailors were welcomed home with open arms, thanks to your support and the dedicated USO-NFL Mobile Gaming Trailer team. This heartwarming reunion was only possible because of your generosity. Read about how the local USO team ensured that the USS Eisenhower homecoming was a truly memorable and heartwarming experience. »

GET INSPIRED

Comfort dog from USO Canine Program receives attention from service member and USO staffer.

USO Boosts Morale at Camp Grayling

After nearly a year of construction, the USO reopened at Camp Grayling earlier this summer with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration coinciding with the camp’s 15-day Michigan Army National Guard Annual Training.

The most eager and hardworking among the volunteers at this exciting event were several therapy and comfort dogs from our USO Canine Program. Learn more about our USO Canine Program and the role dogs can play to help address the mental, emotional and physical needs of our military community. »

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

Photo of Olympians Red Gerard, Hailey Langland, and Dan Cnossen

USO Entertainment Tour Brings Inspiration to Alaska

Olympians Red Gerard and Hailey Langland joined Paralympic champion and Navy SEAL veteran Dan Cnossen for a USO tour to remote military installations in Alaska. Highlights included lunch at Fort Greely, a tour at Eielson Air Force Base where Dan explored an F-16, helicopter tours and a yoga session at Fort Wainwright. The tour was an inspiring and uplifting experience for the military community in Alaska, and the Olympians were deeply moved by their resilience.

USO Global Ambassador Wilmer Valderrama shakes hands with service member at event in Warsaw, Poland.

Soldiers Enjoy Exclusive USO Event With Wilmer Valderrama in Warsaw

The U.S. Army V Corps were special guests at an exclusive event organized by the USO in Warsaw, Poland, in mid-June.

The soldiers attended a dinner at the U.S. ambassador’s residence and had the opportunity to meet actor Wilmer Valderrama, a USO Global Ambassador, who has worked with us to entertain military audiences for almost 20 years.

Learn more about USO Entertainment. »

EVENTS

Carolina Panthers player shakes hands with service member at event at USO Grafenwoehr

Carolina Panthers Meet Military Children at USO Grafenwoehr

The USO recently hosted a unique event with the Carolina Panthers at USO Grafenwoehr in Germany. Players, cheerleaders and Panther mascot Sir Purr led a flag football and cheerleading clinic for more than 100 military children at the Vilseck High School football field. The Carolina Panthers players also participated in a Meet and Greet for the children.

Thank you to this community of military supporters for making fun and safe USO events like this possible!

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

Join the USO Home Team With a Monthly Gift Today!

The USO is there for our service members and their families through every step of their military journey, from the moment they enlist, through every deployment and as they transition back to civilian life. Giving monthly to the USO means making the biggest difference for America’s service members and military families. Set up your monthly gift now. »

From all of us at the USO,
thank you for standing by our
nation's service members!

United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) is a nonprofit 501(ϲ)(3) organization (EIN/Tax ID: 13-1610451) and not part of the Department of Defense (DOD). The appearance of DOD visual information does not imply or constitute DOD endorsement.

Photos by the USO, 2nd Lt. Paige Bodine, Staff Sgt. Jameson Harris, and courtesy of Red Gerard, Hailey Langland and Dan Cnossen.

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