by MarketSmart | May 16, 2023
I was stationed aboard the USS Antietam CVS 36 . Anti Submarine fleet 1955- Enlisted prior to being drafted Flight deck crew.Prior to deployment overseas. Our ship dry docked in the Boston Navy yards and a short stop in Virginia Navy yards. Finally our ships final...
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 7, 2023
Enjoyed the Bob Hope Show in DaNang 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 cannot any longer remember. Thanks for bringing...
by MarketSmart | May 5, 2023
March 1964, St. Louis, MO had a USO in the basement of 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 Wood...
