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Even Through Its 'Honorable Discharge,' the USO Has Served for 80 Unbroken Years
The USO was founded on February 4, 1941, just before the United States entry into World War II. Today, the USO is proud to continue building on its continuous 80-year history of supporting service members and their families.
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How a Deployed Soldier Gave Back to His Military Community by Volunteering with the USO
USO volunteer, Army Staff Sgt. Sean Erdrich, earned the title of 2020 USO Volunteer of the Year for Outside of the Continental United States through his unwavering dedication to supporting other service members.
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USO MVP Champion Provides ‘Magical’ Birthday to Huge Basketball Fan
Meeting your idol is not an everyday occurrence. Meeting them on your birthday and getting to chat with them virtually?
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Download Combat COVID Relief Efforts July 2020 (11.6 MB, application/pdf)
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Press Releases
2021
- USO Launches Virtual Programming Block Featuring Sports Champions Rob Gronkowski, Lindsey Vonn, J.J. Watt, More
- Kellie Pickler, Wilmer Valderrama Named USO Global Ambassadors
- In Honor of 80th Anniversary, USO Encourages Americans to Give More Than Thanks to Military Community
2020
- Download Press Release: USO and Core Power Join Forces to Launch Work Hard, Recover Harder Campaign to Aid Troops and Military Families (186 KB, application/pdf)
- 2020 USO Service Member of the Year Honorees Announced
- The USO Receives $3 Million Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant to Support Combat COVID-19 Initiative
- USO Spreads Cheer to Military Serving Around the Globe this Holiday Season
- USO Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month, Day for Military, Families and Veterans
- This Veterans Day, the USO Gives Americans Five Ways to Honor Our Military, Veterans
- Inaugural USO Trot for the Troops Kicks Off Season of Thanksgiving
- USO Hosts Inaugural 24-Hour ‘Streamathon’
- Kristine M. Shumack Appointed USO’s New CFO
- USO Hosts Inaugural MVP Con Featuring Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Norman Reedus, Jon Bernthal and More
- The Motherhood Juggle: Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Ciara Joins Tamron Hall, the USO and Motherhood Maternity® on September 21 to Discuss the Fourth Trimester with Moms Around the World
- USO Hosts Virtual Labor Day Weekend Extravaganza
- Florida Georgia Line Joins USO Virtual Summer Music Series
- USO Kicks Off 10th Annual T-Shirt Campaign, Virtual Fourth of July Concert Special
- Download USO Juneteenth Statement (172 KB, application/pdf)
- USO Presents Graduate Together to Military High School Seniors, Families Overseas
- Military Appreciation Month: USO Rallies Military Supporters to Honor Troops as They Combat COVID-19 and Defend Country
- USO Launches Military Virtual Programming to Keep Troops Entertained, Connected Worldwide During COVID-19
- USO, SNHU Announce Multiyear Partnership Renewal to Provide Online Resources and Learning Opportunities for Military-Affiliated Learners
- USO Temporarily Suspending Airport Locations Over Virus Concerns
- Chairman’s 2020 USO New Year’s Tour Kicks Off
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- #USOHolidays Launches Globally, Asks Military Supporters to Help Nation’s Heroes Who Sacrifice and Serve Far from Home This Holiday Season
- USO Pathfinder® Bolsters Offering with Addition of Hire Our Heroes
- From Fox & Friends: MISSION BBQ Donates Over $1.1 Million to the USO
- The USO Reads Across the Globe and Celebrates One Year of the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program
- World’s Biggest USO Tour Brings USO Mission To Life Through Worldwide Entertainment Experience
- Florida Georgia Line to headline 'World’s Biggest USO Tour’ Live from The Anthem in D.C. September 12
- FedEx Football Fellowship Offers Veterans Career Experience with NFL Teams
- USO #Flex4Forces Campaign Breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title at ‘Flex on the Mall’
- USO Launches The Salute to Military Spouses Campaign During USO-Metro’s 36th Annual Awards Dinner
- The USO Invites America to be a Force Behind the Forces℠ with #Flex4Forces and Celebrate National Military Appreciation Month
- USO and Activision to Bring ‘Call of Duty: WWII’ to Service Members Overseas
- USO-NFL Tour to Take Place in Italy and Germany
- The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation Donates $5 Million to USO Pathfinder℠ Transition Program
- USO Celebrates 77th Birthday, Debuts New Installment of Force Behind the Forces℠ Brand Campaign
- Universal Pictures and the USO Create a Pitch Perfect Experience for More Than 200 Service Members at Pitch Perfect 3 World Premiere in Los Angeles
- USO Expands Transition Mission for Service Members this Veterans Day
- USO Announces $500 Million Fueling the Future Campaign, Celebrates Service Members and Volunteers of the Year at 2017 Force Behind the Forces℠ Gala
- Cast of NBC’s “The Brave” Wrap Up First-Ever USO Tour to Kirtland Air Force Base, and Encourage Fans to Become a Force Behind the Forces℠
- Just in Time for Back-to-School Season, Sesame Street and the USO Hit the Road and Head Back Out On Two-Month European Tour
- Bryan Cranston Wraps Up Day Two of His First-Ever USO Tour
- USO Announces USO Pathfinder℠ Transition Program for Service Members
- NFL Celebrates 50-Year Partnership with USO, Pledges Additional $5M to Support America’s Service Members
- USO of Metropolitan New York Opens New USO Center at Newark Liberty International Airport
- From Fox & Friends: Help the USO send 1 million messages to US service members
