Tag Archives: USO

Photo: Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrea L. McCellan reads to her son through the United Through Reading Program aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is one of the many commands taking part of this deployment program to keep parents in touch with their children through reading a book to them while being video taped. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Joshua T. Rodriguez

Read Across America: U.S. Troops Read Stories Around the World

Posted on March 2, 2013 by kfinley

Read Across America Day kicked off Friday, March 1. Read Across America Day kicked off Friday, March 1. So what exactly is Read Across America Day and why is it March 1?
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Dr. Suess, Read Across America, Sgt. Maj. Battaglia, United Through Reading, USO | Leave a comment

Corporal Rocio Sanchez, electronic key management system clerk, Retrograde and Redeployment in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operational Group, Regional Command (Southwest), serves in Helmand province, Afghanistan, three years after touring with USO as a singer. Sanchez left her singing career behind to attend Marine Corps recruit training shortly after the tour ended.

Trading High Heels for Combat Boots

Posted on February 9, 2013 by glenn.selby

“I traded in my high heels for combat boots and my microphone for an M-16 (service rifle).”
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Posted in DoD News, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Camp Leatherneck, Cpl. Rocio Sanchez, Iraq, Marine Corps, USO | Leave a comment

Army Secretary John M. McHugh speaks with Army cycling team members Tim Patterson and Juan Soto before the beginning of the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 1, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Piper

Warrior Games Announces 4th Annual Competition

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Story by Warrior Transition Command Edited by Erin Wittkop, Defense Media Activity The 2013 Warrior Games are slated for May 11-17, Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans are expected to participate in …
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Warrior Games | Tagged adaptive sports, Air Force, airmen, Army, Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Piper, Bob Woodruff Foundation, BP, Chairman's Cup, Coast Guard, Defense Department, Deloitte, Fisher House Foundation, Marines, Navy, Olympic Training Center, paralympics, sailors, soldiers, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Airmen, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Paralympics, U.S. Sailors, U.S. Soldiers, U.S.. Army, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, USO, Veterans Affairs Department, warrior games, Warrior Games 2013, Warrior Transition Command, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

The USO – Here For You

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jtozer

USO centers are lifting the spirits of America’s troops and their families. At more than 160 locations worldwide the USO provides a home away from home for troops and their families. Last year alone, USO centers were visited 8 million …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged airmen, centers, children, DoD, entertainment, families, fun, helping troops, international, kids, locations, Marines, meeting the needs of the military community, providing a home away from home, sailors, soldiers, spouses, troops, USMC, USO, USO centers, USO programs, video | Leave a comment

Family Focus Friday: A Cinderella Story For One Military Mom

Posted on June 22, 2012 by jtozer

Sherry Haley always puts her family first. “Normally everything we do is the whole family, all five of us,” says the 32-year-old military wife. While her husband, Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Haley, works long hours at Joint Base Andrews …
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Posted in Family Focus Friday, Spouse Spotlight | Tagged Air Force, Cinderella, Cinderella’s Closet, Defense, fairy tale, family, focus, Friday, Joint Base Andrews, make-over, military, service member, spouse, story, USAF, USO, USO Fort Meade, wife, wives | Leave a comment