![Rep. Sylvester Reyes (D.-Texas), left, and Rep. Jeff Miller (R.-Fla.) fill care packages for the troops in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building across from the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2012. (Photo credit: Mike Theiler / USO)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/uploadedImages/Home/About_Us/News_and_Stories/News/OUCP_News_321x197.jpg)
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Members of Congress, esteemed guests, USO staffers and volunteers filled care packages for troops at the Rayburn House Office Building on the 11th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Read full story![Photo caption: Congressional Representatives C.W. “Bill” Young, Gus Bilirakis and Kathy Castor help cut the ribbon at the USO Tampa Bay Center opening. (Photo credit: Kelly Sheehan / USO)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/uploadedImages/Home/About_Us/News_and_Stories/USO_News/images/Tampa_Opening_210x129.jpg)
Friday, September 07, 2012
USO Tampa Bay cuts the ribbon and opens its door to troops and military families transiting through Tampa International Airport.Read full story![eve_2_450](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/27917287790/27917287939/0b4f5489-3e0d-478f-8e7b-69a9fe7c626f.jpg)
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
WWE Diva and USO representative Eve Torres left no doubt who was the king of the ring among the eight-competitor field by winning the NBC reality show competition “Stars Earn Stripes.” Read full story![orphanage_5_450](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/27917287790/27917287936/11fc33d1-b1e0-48d4-a2df-c6943be24a42.jpg)
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The arms of the USO embrace everyone and the hands of the USO are ready to pitch in and help anyone in need and USO Camp Humphries in Korea exemplified those fine qualities.Read full story![Bruce Higdon and his talented art students at USO Fort Campbell. (Photo: Kelli Pendelton / USO)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/eb20ee45-5c2d-4804-95c9-a4571b11fa1f.jpg)
Monday, August 27, 2012
The National Cartoonist Society has been an active USO partner for many years, gathering artists from around the country to lift the spirits of troops and their families and few are more dedicated to this effort than Bruce Higdon. Read full story![Eve Torres (Courtesy: NBC)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/6d375304-d5b5-48e9-9b73-e3cd89142504.jpg)
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Eve Torres is no stranger to confrontation. One look at her work in the squared circle as a World Wrestling Entertainment Diva, along with her training in jiu-jitsu, validates her ability to take care of herself. But the new arena of combat that NBC’s new reality TV competition “Stars Earns Stripes” (Monday, Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. EST) presented took some immediate adjustments. Read full story![R_and_R_USO-Illinois](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/339f5809-f103-47f3-a7a2-698c33dd76af.jpg)
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Reconnecting with loved ones can occasionally be difficult for servicemen and women returning home from deployment. In an attempt to smooth that transition, USO of Illinois created Camp R&R. Read full story![sarah_bruce_321](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/8922eefd-9bf4-4e82-b69e-a306e55bd67f.jpg)
Saturday, August 04, 2012
For many marathoners, entering the Marine Corps Marathon is a chance to challenge themselves with on a course that is not only noted for its difficulty but also for its scenic panoramas. For even more runners, the MCM is an opportunity to show their support to loved ones serving in the Marine Corps and to a branch of the military that has done so much for so many. Read full story![USO Travis](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/6e2b342a-1d90-419f-9086-036e47dae523.jpg)
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Relocated, renovated and expanded, the USO center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., takes all the comforts of home that troops and their families enjoy and bring them to their home post.Read full story![uso-4th-5_450](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120913080904im_/http://www.uso.org/assets/0/2147483669/2147483670/2147483718/2147483719/27917287783/27917287790/27917287934/5778b22b-cd50-45dd-b094-9b496e84135b.jpg)
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Eric Raum and Penn Walker from USO Kandahar sent along these images and comments from their Fourth of July activities.Read full story