by MarketSmart | May 16, 2023
I was stationed aboard the USS Antietam (CVS-36), part of the Anti-Submarine fleet, in 1955. I enlisted before being drafted and served on the flight deck crew before our overseas deployment. Our ship spent time in dry dock at the Boston Navy Yard, followed by a short...
by MarketSmart | May 16, 2023
I’m a military brat (my dad was U.S. Army), and I spent four years in the Air Force, so I’ve always known and appreciated what the USO does. But my fondest memory of the USO by far occurred on Bastille Day (July 14) in Paris in 1969. I was stationed at...
by MarketSmart | May 8, 2023
While serving in our Army in Korea in 1970-71, I was privileged to attend the Bob Hope Show with Bob, Johnny Bench, and others. It was a welcome diversion while away from my wife and year-old son.
by MarketSmart | May 7, 2023
Enjoyed the Bob Hope Show in Da Nang at Christmastime, 1971…a rest from the numerous rocket attacks. I remember sitting on top of the very muddy hill and watching Jim Neighbors, Ann Margaret, and a baseball player I can no longer remember. Thanks for bringing...
by MarketSmart | May 5, 2023
In March 1964, St. Louis, MO had a USO in the basement of what I believe was a veterans building. It was downtown near the city hall. My friend heard about a Saturday dance. We went. I met my future husband that night. He and his friends were stationed at Fort Leonard...
