Posted on Apr 10, 2025
4 Incredible USO Programs US Troops Might Not Know About
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From the days of Bob Hope Christmas specials to today’s stand-up comedy tours and celebrity visits, the United Service Organizations (better known as USO) has been bringing famous faces, games, coffee and other force multipliers to deployed and deploying American service members for more than 80 years. There’s nothing better for U.S. troops in transit than seeing the red, white and blue USO logo on an airport lounge. And who doesn’t love getting a surprise goody box when they’ve been eating MREs for weeks on end?
While boosting morale is the USO’s stock-in-trade, the beloved nonprofit wants service members, families and potential volunteers to know they are so much more than their 250 worldwide USO centers and hundreds of thousands of care packages. So here are just a few programs you may not know about.
While boosting morale is the USO’s stock-in-trade, the beloved nonprofit wants service members, families and potential volunteers to know they are so much more than their 250 worldwide USO centers and hundreds of thousands of care packages. So here are just a few programs you may not know about.
4 Incredible USO Programs US Troops Might Not Know About
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Posted 10 mo ago
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Can't say enough good things about the USO.
I knew about the USO Gaming (of course) and USO Mobile programs, but the other two (the USO Special Delivery and USO Canine Programs) were new.
Another program that I had a couple of my Soldiers use during OIF was a pilot for the (now) USO Reading Program. They recorded themselves reading a child's book (at the USO location) and the USO ensured the recording as well as a copy of the book was delivered to the child so they could 'read together'.
While it's a bit different 20 years later when even PVT Snuffy has a robust smartphone and is able to do that as a livestream, back then it was great, especially for the new parent on a deployment.
I knew about the USO Gaming (of course) and USO Mobile programs, but the other two (the USO Special Delivery and USO Canine Programs) were new.
Another program that I had a couple of my Soldiers use during OIF was a pilot for the (now) USO Reading Program. They recorded themselves reading a child's book (at the USO location) and the USO ensured the recording as well as a copy of the book was delivered to the child so they could 'read together'.
While it's a bit different 20 years later when even PVT Snuffy has a robust smartphone and is able to do that as a livestream, back then it was great, especially for the new parent on a deployment.
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