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  Home page | USO
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform.
The burden of war can be especially hard on the military family; and, for that reason, the USO is dedicated to promoting the well-being of our armed forces and ensuring their families are given the support they need and deserve.
The USO is your trusted resource and the way the American public is able to support the troops.
www.uso.org   (461 words)

  
 USO Cares Home
The USO is proudly celebrating its one millionth Operation USO Care Package!
These USO Care Packages at minimum, include requested items such as pre-paid worldwide phone cards, sunscreen, travel size toiletries, disposable camera and a message from the donor thanking them for their service and sacrifice.
For further information on Operation USO Care Package, please e-mail questions@USOCarePackage.org.
www.usocares.org /src/uso_home.htm   (250 words)

  
  Home page | USO
The USO relies solely on the generosity of the general public and provides a link between the American people and military personnel.
The burden of war can be especially hard on the military family; and, for that reason, the USO is dedicated to promoting the well-being of our armed forces and ensuring their families are given the support they need and deserve.
The USO is your trusted resource and the way the American public is able to support the troops.
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 USO | Korea Homepage
USO offers half day, full day, overnight tours or weekend trips.
USO and the USO logo are registered trademarks of the United Service Organizations World Headquarters.
Use of the name and/or the logo without written permission of the USO is prohibited.
www.uso.org /korea   (381 words)

  
 On the Road: USO Shows: Bob Hope and American Variety (Library of Congress)
The U.S.O. established a tradition of sending Bob Hope on tour to entertain members of the armed forces during the Christmas holiday season.
The 1969 "Around the World with the U.S.O." tour was the most ambitious of Hope's career, with performances in Germany, Turkey, Thailand, Korea, and Vietnam.
Throughout his 1969 U.S.O. tour he carried on stage a symbol of his life-long love for golf-a golf club-using it as a vaudeville song-and-dance man would use a cane.
www.loc.gov /exhibits/bobhope/uso.html   (843 words)

  
 What is the USO?
The USO (United Service Organizations) is chartered by the Congress as a non-profit charitable corporation, it is not a part of the United States Government.
USO World Headquarters is located on the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Chairman of the USO World Board of Governors is Mr.
The USO is, by Congressional Charter, the people’s covenant with their Armed Forces that their sacrifices are appreciated.
home.hawaii.rr.com /hickamuso/what_is_uso.htm   (557 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: USO Supports Troops, America Supports USO   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The USO is "the people's outreach to our troops and their families," the retired Army general said.
USO programs are free to the military because the business community and private citizens alike donate money, he said.
The USO is part of the annual Combined Federal Campaign, he said, but he's concluded the USO needs to do a better job of making people aware they can contribute through the annual fundraising drive.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Feb2001/n02062001_200102062.html   (838 words)

  
 USO | MediaRoom - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1991, the Cheerleaders were presented with the USO’s 50th anniversary award, and, in 1997, the USO recognized their dedication with its most prestigious honor, the “Spirit of Hope” Award.
USO tours are sponsored by AT&T, Inc., the official telecommunications sponsor of USO entertainment tours.
The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services.
uso.mediaroom.com /index.php?s=press_releases&item=553   (459 words)

  
 National Memorial Day Concert . U.S.O. Segment | PBS
In times of peace and war, the USO has consistently delivered comfort, morale and recreational services to service members and their families.
USO World Headquarters produces the overseas celebrity entertainment tours, which reach hundreds of thousands of uniformed men and women each year.
USO World Headquarters acts as the enabling body for all programs, setting overall policy and strategies, and providing training and technical assistance.
www.pbs.org /memorialdayconcert/features/uso_segment.html   (483 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: USO 'Recruits' Support Troops
USO entertainers may not wear a uniform, but they do have a military mission -- to show America's troops the folks back home are rooting for them.
Military officials honored the USO in November, dedicating a corridor to the organization and the celebrities who have given their time and talent.
Just as he knows what USO tours mean to the countless singers, dancers, musicians, actors and comedians who volunteer their time and talent.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Nov2000/n11212000_200011216.html   (1623 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - USO says 'danke schoen' to frontman Wayne   (Site not responding. Last check: )
His first USO performance was at age 7, when he sang for President Truman.
Today, there are 117 USO centers and five mobile "canteens" where military personnel and their families can unwind.
The USO is composed of 600 paid staff and 12,000 volunteers worldwide.
www.usatoday.com /life/2001-10-10-uso.htm   (592 words)

  
 USO of NC: Volunteer Manual
They represent the USO in the community, and are a bridge between military and civilian communities.
As a USO volunteer, you represent the finest in a long tradition of public-spirited individuals who exhibit concern and self-sacrifice.
If you attend an event at the USO even though you are not scheduled to work, be prepared to help out if a staff member approaches you for assistance.
www.uso-nc.org /volman.html   (1668 words)

  
 i-Sprint Innovations - Products - AccessMatrix Universal Sign-On (USO) - Single Sign-On Solutions   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The USO Client is a software component that is automatically downloaded to the user's desktop when the user logs in for the first time.
USO enables users to supply their user id and password to each USO - enabled application, when they login for the first time to each application.
The USO system can be configured to allow the user to reset the application password, when the password in the security database is out of sync with the target application.
www.i-sprint.com /product_uso.htm   (698 words)

  
 Elección y Uso de un Plan de Salud
Lea las preguntas y respuestas relativas a las cuestiones importantes que usted debe saber cuando se trata de la "Elección de un plan".
Para obtener el máximo provecho del plan que elija, vea la información en la sección "Uso de la atención".
Casi todos los planes de hoy día tienen formas de reducir el uso innecesario de la asistencia de salud, y también de mantener bajos los costos de la atención de salud.
www.ahrq.gov /consumer/spchoos1.htm   (3404 words)

  
 Cassini-Mission to Saturn-Operations-Navigation-USO
The USO employs a temperature-stabilized "oven" to keep its output frequency as stable as possible.
During Cassini's flight, telecommunications engineers calibrate the USO by observing it for a number of hours every few months.
By maintaining records and formulating a model of how the USO's output frequency changes over time, the USO can provide for moderately accurate Doppler data for navigation and Radio Science.
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov /mission/nav-uso.cfm   (123 words)

  
 About USO of Hampton Roads
It is the mission of the USO of Hampton Roads to enhance the quality of life and public support for armed service members and their families.
With eight centers and over 750 volunteers, the USO of Hampton Roads offers quality of life programs, family outreach and information and referral services to over 200,000 military members and their families stationed in the Hampton Roads area.
Despite the conflicts and uncertainty of the decades that followed, the USO center had endured and continues to be regarded as a “Home Away From Home” for the U.S. Armed forces and their families.
www.usohr.com /mainpages/about.html   (754 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - USO cheers troops, but Iraq gigs tough to book   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Today's 123 USO centers offer services such as e-mail access and places at airports for military personnel to change their babies' diapers.
The USO's budget this year was $120 million, most of it from donations and corporate sponsors.
From his first USO radio broadcast at California's March Field in 1941 to his final bow at age 87 in Bahrain on the eve of Operation Desert Storm in 1990, Hope was the USO for millions of Americans.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2005-12-22-uso-cover_x.htm   (2307 words)

  
 Report
The USO board had oversight over the contractual arrangements made with a fund raising consulting firm that is working directly with USO staff to strengthen USO’s direct mail fund raising activities.
USO provides support to families separated by deployments as well as classes to promote intercultural understanding.
The Operation USO Care Package program boosts morale and provides a safe and secure way for the public to show their support for service members who are either in route to an overseas assignment or are currently deployed.
charityreports.give.org /Public/Report.aspx?CharityID=452   (737 words)

  
 Behind every uniform... - USO San Diego
The goal of San Diego USO is to extend a sense of comfort in an unfamiliar place to all active-duty military and their families.
A visitor to either location might find a sailor sending email messages to his fiancé in the Midwest; a young mother anticipating the arrival of her husband who has never seen his baby girl; or a young Marine who has just been promoted and wants to celebrate after telling her best friend.
The USO Mission is to support the morale and welfare of active-duty military personnel and their families and to encourage growth between the military and its surrounding civilian community.
www.usosandiego.org /about.html   (484 words)

  
 USO - Donate
The USO Houston's 2007 expansion plans to serve our transiting troops and their families include a larger USO Center at Houston's Hobby airport and a proposal to construct an additional USO Center at the Joint Military Base at Ellington Field.
USO Houston is challenged to raise $60,000 to purchase the furniture, TV's and computer equipment to adequately furnish the centers and provide the environment that our men and women in uniform truly deserve.
The USO is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization.
www.usohouston.org /donate.htm   (219 words)

  
 National Association of Broadcasters | USO   (Site not responding. Last check: )
USO Centers provide service members with benefits that include free Internet and e-mail access, prepaid long-distance phone cards, books and magazines, video game stations, big-screen TVs, or even a simple cup of coffee.
There are 123 USO Centers around the world, with 73 located in the continental United States and 50 overseas.
USO Centers receive more than five million visits from service members and their families each year.
www.nab.org /AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm§ion=Radio&ContentID=2481   (332 words)

  
 USO - Military Benefits - Military.com
The original intent of Congress for the USO was to represent the American people by extending a "Touch of Home" to their military members.
Thus, although some USO programs/services are similar to those provided by other agencies, the hallmark of the USO has been and will continue to be how, as much as what, services are provided.
The USO is chartered by the Congress as a non-profit charitable corporation and is not a part of the United States Government.
www.military.com /benefits/resources/family-support/uso   (151 words)

  
 Support our Troops through USO of New England
USO of New England provides your way to support our troops and their families.
USO of New England is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform.
USO/NE is a chartered affiliate of USO and has helped provide service members and their families with more than 5.6 million annual visits to USO centers around the world.
www.usonewengland.org /index.html   (171 words)

  
 USO opens two new centers in Kuwait | USO
The USO is proud to announce the opening of two new centers in Kuwait October 4, 2006.
USO Camp Buehring and USO Camp Virginia are expected to serve up to 58,000 service members.
The centers were made possible through an anonymous $1 million donation to the USO and with the support of the Department of Defense.
www.ameinfo.com /97992.html   (600 words)

  
 USO of Metropolitan New York - Donate   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We're the USO of Metropolitan New York serving the thousands of military
The USO of Metropolitan New York relies solely on individual and
USO volunteers at airports such as March AFB, Bangor, Dallas and
www.usony.org /donate.shtml   (342 words)

  
 About USO of Georgia
USO of Georgia, Inc., is the not-for-profit organization which is responsible for USO operations and services in Georgia.
The USO Council is composed of a diverse group of leaders who provide guidance, expertise, and stewardship to USO Georgia.
The USO’s mission is to enhance the quality of life of the United States Armed Forces personnel and their families worldwide, and to create a cooperative relationship between United Military communities and those involved or supporting civilian communities.
www.usogeorgia.org /html/about.html   (235 words)

  
 Military.com Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The USO is expanding its outreach to troops.
To help boost troop morale, the USO also increased the number of celebrity entertainment tours over the last few years, with numerous tours to Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations in the Persian Gulf Region, as well as stateside "welcome home" celebrations for returning troops.
To support these special programs and other services the USO provides to military personnel and their families, individuals can all 1-800-USO-7469 or log on to the USO World Headquarters Web site at www.uso.org.
www.military.com /MilitaryReport/0,12914,MR_USO_080904,00.html   (223 words)

  
 USO.it - Your Mediterranean Gateway!
The USO is proud to serve the NSA Naples community since 1944, and continues to support it’s men and women with the same dedication and care shown in the first USO canteens.
A liaison between the military and the local culture, the USO Naples also offers a variety of services to make Italy more accessible.
For the holidays or during the long weekend the USO offers great European tours, that will give you the chance to see sights you only read about in books.
www.uso.it /usonaples/index.asp   (482 words)

  
 ETF Puts Investors Over A Barrel (Of Crude) - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The newest exchange-traded fund to hit the marketplace is the USO, the symbol for Victoria Bay Asset Management's United States Oil (amex: USO - news - people) fund.
The USO's structure means that investors won't have to pursue such speculation on a contract-by-contract basis through the futures markets themselves.
Instead, the USO creates a diversified pool of contracts and provides ease of entry and exit from one's position.
www.forbes.com /2006/05/03/etf-uso-oil_jl_0503soapbox_inl.html?partner=rss   (667 words)

  
 USO Puget Sound Area   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With troops stationed all over the world, and in need of our support, the USO offers you a way to have a direct and positive impact on their lives.
Donations to USO Puget Sound Area can be deducted from your payroll either through your company directly or through United Way or the CFC.
The USO Puget Sound Area is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Federal Tax ID # 91-0573116, and relies on the generous donations of individuals, organizations and businesses for support.
www.usopsa.org /donate.html   (406 words)

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