If you have served in the military, then you are aware of the great work the USO (United Services Organizations) does in supporting our troops. Click on this link for an overview of this great organization: www.uso.org
For the past two days, I have been in Manhattan. Hoping for Spring weather, I packed only two light coats, including a USO cotton jacket that is similar to the ones troops wear in desert climates. Needless to say, that sparked a few conversations from military veterans as I walked the streets of lower Manhattan.
At military posts throughout the world, the USO provides a home away. At more than 130 locations, the USO delivers its special programs and services to our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines and their families. In recent years, new USO centers have been established in Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan, as well at new airport locations at Dallas/Fort Worth, Raleigh/Durham and Denver. I am in the initial stages of establishing a USO at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). Although our military presence in the Detroit-area is limited to primarily Selfridge Air National Guard base where all five services have operations, more than 9,000 servicemen and women transit DTW each month.
If you would like to show your support of creating a USO at DTW, comment on this blog or send me an e-mail at john_mccandless@toyota.com. In the meantime, I urge you to send the USO a small donation. One of their excellent programs is providing telephone cards to our deployed troops so that they can call home more often. Details are available on http://www.uso.org/whatwedo/usoprograms/usooperationphonehome/ .
For a few dollars, you can make a difference.
Thanks, in advance, for showing your support.
Capt John McCandless, USNR (Ret.)
For the past two days, I have been in Manhattan. Hoping for Spring weather, I packed only two light coats, including a USO cotton jacket that is similar to the ones troops wear in desert climates. Needless to say, that sparked a few conversations from military veterans as I walked the streets of lower Manhattan.
At military posts throughout the world, the USO provides a home away. At more than 130 locations, the USO delivers its special programs and services to our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines and their families. In recent years, new USO centers have been established in Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan, as well at new airport locations at Dallas/Fort Worth, Raleigh/Durham and Denver. I am in the initial stages of establishing a USO at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). Although our military presence in the Detroit-area is limited to primarily Selfridge Air National Guard base where all five services have operations, more than 9,000 servicemen and women transit DTW each month.
If you would like to show your support of creating a USO at DTW, comment on this blog or send me an e-mail at john_mccandless@toyota.com. In the meantime, I urge you to send the USO a small donation. One of their excellent programs is providing telephone cards to our deployed troops so that they can call home more often. Details are available on http://www.uso.org/whatwedo/usoprograms/usooperationphonehome/ .
For a few dollars, you can make a difference.
Thanks, in advance, for showing your support.
Capt John McCandless, USNR (Ret.)
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