USO: Home Away From Home

From: The Officer | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

The name Bob Hope will always be synonymous with the USO to most Americans. In fact, when we think of the USO, we immediately picture Hollywood entertainers performing for American troops overseas. The USO is all of that-but also is so much more to U.S. servicemembers. The USO did, however, have its beginnings in the "Camp Shows" begun in 1941 in which entertainers waived their pay and brought live entertainment to the troops at bases within the United States. With the United States' entry in...

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