USO in Iraq

[greensideout]

Should the American fighting forces in Iraq enjoy the USO shows that we and those before us enjoyed in other countrys?

[TracGunny]

Yes... unfortunately, there will never be another Bob Hope...

[Sgted]

I saw Bob Hope, Martha Raye, Ann Margaret, the Ink Spots and others in my 19 months in Vietnam.
Martha Raye rode in the front seat of my PC when she appeared at Freedom Hill in Da Nang. She appeared there with Ms. Tall California.
The USO was as close to home as you could possiply get and offered American style amentities. Remember "Donut Dollies".
I often visited the USO centers in Oceanside, California and Jacksonville, NC.
The USO needs to be in Iraq if it is not there already.


Top photo of the Ink Spots at Freedom Hill Da Nang in May '67.
Bottom photo is autograph of Martha Raye 1967.
The autograph is on the back of a movie ticket stub for "The Greatest Story Ever Told" which I saw in California while in Staging.

[ivalis]

They have had entertainers in Iraq, I just assumed they were USO related.

[fade2black]

Definitely. They came and did a show at Christmas when I was in the Med off the coast of Bosnia and it was great. Good moral booster.