A Cinderella Story for a Military Mom
In 2011, close to 22,000 military troops and their family members visited the USO airport lounge at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to ... Updated USO-Metro gear is now available! Get your shirts, hats, key chains, stickers, jewelry and USO sparkle and bling tee today! Check out the catalog. The franchisees and staff of the Jiffy Lube service centers in the greater Washington DC area and LIVE NATION honored our troops with a donation of Toby Keith concert tickets to the USO of Metropolitan Washington's free ticket program, TicketLine.
The ticket donation provided area service mem... Dear Friend of the USO, This weekend as we mark the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on America, here at the USO of Metropolitan Washington we are first and foremost remembering those who were killed and injured in New York, Shanksville and right here at home in the Pentago... Elaine Rogers, President & CEO of USO of Metropolitan Washington, today was presented the Distinguished Public Service Award by Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon. This is the highest award that can be given to a civilian by the Chairman of the Joint C... Today nearly 100 children of deployed, active duty or retired service members, ages 5 through 12, gathered at the USO warehouse at Fort Belvoir, VA to stuff USO care packages for service members overseas. The event was hosted in celebration of the Month of the Military Child, by the USO of Metrop... The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) awarded Sergeant First Class Latrish Thomas with the 2011 C. Haskell Small Award for Volunteerism. <... Special guests at the star-studded event included actor Gary Sinise, Grammy nominated country music star Joe Nichols, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan, Redskins Hall of Famer John Riggins, Super Bowl champion Michael Strahan, National Gua... Giant Food of Landover, Md. today announced during a briefing at the Tivoli Giant that Giant and the USO of Metropolitan Washington will work together to support military families across the region. During the month of March, Giant will host an in-store giving campaign, accepting both monetary an... Prudential's Group Insurance business and Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services have joined forces to help the USO of Metropolitan Washington to support wounded warriors in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Prudential's commitment of $75,000 enabled USO-Metro to purchase an ext... The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) celebrates its 70th birthday today with a dozen parties at nine area USO Centers, Walter Reed and Bethesda military hospitals and on the road in Quantico, VA with its Mobile USO.
"Throughout our 70-year history USO-Metro has been committed to lif... The Creig Northrop Team of Long & Foster Real Estate is turning to sports marketing not only to support University of Maryland Athletics but also to help the military and their families through the USO of Metropolitan Washington. The Team has launched its sponsorship of the Hoops for Heroes p... Through its "Adopt a Military Child" program, the USO of Metropolitan Washington paid special tribute to military children and families this holiday season. With help from area companies USO-Metro distributed gifts for 1,200 military children to active duty moms and dads on Wednesday, December 15... Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA - BAE Systems and its employees donated Christmas trees and trimmings as well as warm clothing to 100 military families from area bases through the USO of Metropolitan Washington on Sunday, December 5th at the Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland. ... Holiday Party Honors Children of Currently Deployed Service Members Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), recently announced its annual Celebration of Children to be hosted in conjunction with United Service Organization... The Mid-Atlantic Division of Southland Industries, one of the nation's largest mechanical design-build engineering and construction firms, recently hosted its 2nd Annual Tee Off for Charity golf tournament. The tournament was held at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket, Virginia and donations wer...
JBM-HH, VA - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) today opened its newly renovated USO Honor Guard Lounge at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Since opening its doors in 1979, USO-Metro has served nearly 300,000 service members and their families in the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall... The USO of Metropolitan Washington today joined the Smiles Over Miles mission to reunite military with family and friends across any distance. The Smiles Over Miles program enables service members to send and receive messages via secure video, voicemail o... The military community of Naval Support Facility Dahlgren celebrated the opening of a new USO Center here today, which installation commanding officer Capt. Catie Hanft welcomed as "a unique place for our service members and their families at Dahlgren to call a 'home away from home'."
Express... Wounded Warriors will be Treated to a Washington Nationals Game and 5,000 ‘Back-to-School' Backpacks will be Stuffed for Children of Military Families
Washington, D.C. - July 8, 2010 -- Microsoft, in partnership with the USO of Metropolitan Washington, will host the Fourth Annual A Salu... The Washington Nationals and the USO of Metropolitan Washington have teamed up to give military kids the opportunity to enjoy a baseball game with their friends through the "Me and a Friend" program, which formally kicks off on July 4 when the Nationals host the New York Mets in Washington, D.C.,... WHAT: ESPN Zone invites local gamers to compete in a contest of Activision Publishing Inc.'s Guitar Hero® 5 against their peers. Teams of four will go head to head, and once a champion is declared, the winning team will battle against Washington Redskins players. The win... Washington Capitals forwards Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison presented the USO of Metropolitan Washington with a check in the amount of $38,109.27 from the money the team raised through Courage Caps, presented by Microsoft, on Tuesday, May 25, at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. "Just to see th... Hundreds of military families with deployed loved ones, representing all branches of service, had an opportunity this Saturday to join together as a community and enjoy an afternoon filled with fun activities, put on by the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro). A great start to a great day,... The Greene Turtle, a Maryland-based sports bar & grille, began a fundraising campaign earlier this month benefitting the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro). Throughout the campaign, lasting through June, the company will donate proceeds from several fundraising efforts to the non-prof... WMZQ's Boxer in the morning today kicked off a weeklong promotion to salute our local troops during Military Appreciation Week.
Boxer, with a little help from the USO of Metropolitan Washington, will be broadcasting live, 5:00 -9:00 a.m. throughout the week from Ft. Meade, Ft Myer, the USO Lo... The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) hosted its 28th Annual Awards Dinner last night at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City. The evening was devoted to honoring outstanding individuals from each branch of service, as well as the exceptional people who support our nation's servi... Hundreds of uniformed U.S. military members and their families will fill the Big Top at "Military Family Appreciation Day" on Saturday, March 6, at the 4:30 PM performance of the Big Apple Circus - Bello is Back! With the support of JP Morgan Chase, Big Apple Circus has partnered with the USO-Met... The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) today opened its newly renovated USO Lounge at Joint Base Andrews. USO-Metro operates four locations in local airports to assist military travelers. USO Lounges are also located at Reagan National Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Air... Twitter Pitch: Dr. Biden joins @the_USO for first Military Family Care Package stuffing party! Related Twitter handles: Fort Myer, VA - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) and Two Top Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation today announce a partnership to bring wounded warriors from area military hospitals to Whitetail Resort for adaptive ski and snowboarding excursions. Six trips have been planned for the ... Today WMZQ's morning show host Boxer interviewed Trace Adkins about his work with the USO of Metropolitan Washington's (USO-Metro) celebrity handshake tours at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda. "It's awe-inspiring, it's overwhelming at... BAE Systems and its employees donated Christmas trees and trimmings to 100 military families from area bases through the USO of Metropolitan Washington on Sunday, December 6th at the Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland. BAE Systems employees throughout the United States,... Arlington, VA - Retired Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata, United States Army, will host a book release party and will sign copies of his new book Rogue Threat. This is the second book in Tata's critically acclaimed "Threat Series" fiction novels featuring the Ga... RESTON, Virginia — BAE Systems employees celebrated the 15th anniversary of the company’s Bikes for Tikes program with the United Services Organizations. Beginning with a single BAE Systems employee in San Diego donat... Baltimore, MD - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the USO lounge at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The day also marked the 6th annual Salute to Veterans and Families, hosted in partnership with BWI Airport. Since ... Fort Belvoir, VA - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) is experiencing an unprecedented number of requests for Thanksgiving food baskets from military families in need. USO-Metro has already received 300 requests for Thanksgiving baskets. Thro... Lansdowne, VA - Lansdowne Resort presented a check for $5,000 to USO of Metropolitan Washington to support USO-Metro's programs and services for troops and their families. Lansdowne hosted the Sounds of Summer concert series that benefited USO-Metro through both guest donations and ticket sales.<... Bethesda, MD - Employees at the Lockheed Martin corporate headquarters presented the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) with $7,000 worth of gift cards for troops and their families who are recovering at the National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The gift cards... Arlington, VA - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) presented The Boeing Company with a flag that was flown over the Pentagon on Memorial Day to commemorate The Boeing Company's sponsorship of the Mobile USO program. Elaine Rogers, president of USO-Metro, presented ... Microsoft Corp.'s third annual A Salute to Our Troops program will take place in Washington, D.C. this fall, filled with multiple activities to brighten the season for U.S. troops and their families. The A Salute to our Troops program, founded in 2007 by Microsoft in cooperation with the USO of M...
Washington, D.C. – VT Group hosted... Through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) - between September 1 and December 15 - federal employees pledge to support non-profit organizations that provide important services to the community. ... Washington, D.C. - The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) presented a check for $25,000 to the USO of Metropolitan Washington and raised an additional $10,000 through a charity poker tournament held last night at the Regency Hyatt in Washington, D.C.. The funds will support US... Today, President Obama and Mrs. Obama will join hundreds of Congressional family members and five national nonprofit organizations in a United We Serve event sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The project will benefit the children of military families. The Ob... Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates kicked off the start of the president's summer service initiative "United We Serve" at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) on Monday. The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) was one of five organizations that met privately with Sec. Gates. In t... The National Capital Region and Baltimore Papa John's Cooperatives presented a check for $75,000 to the USO of Metropolitan Washington to support USO-Metro's services for troops and their families. Bill "The Colonel" Freitas, USA (Ret.) and President of the National Capital Region and Baltimore P... Arlington, VA - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) and The Boeing Company today launched the new Mobile USO through a dedication ceremony at the Pentagon. The new Mobile USO will be a "deployable" USO center designed to deliver signature USO programs directly to local service members ... Arlington, VA - The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) awarded Airman Jesse McDonald with the 2009 C. Haskell Small Award for Volunteerism. Airman McDonald volunteered over 270 hours this past year to communities in the National Capital region, Washington, D.C., Arlington County, VA and B... Fort Belvoir, VA - Today 70 children of deployed, active duty or retired service members, ages 5 through 12, gathered at the USO Warehouse at Fort Belvoir to stuff USO care packages for service members overseas. The event was hosted in celebration of the Month of the Military Child, by the Operat... The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) hosted its 27th Annual Awards Dinner last night at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City. The evening was devoted to honoring outstanding individuals for dedication to our nation through service and volunteerism. More than 600 seni... It’s February – and you gotta have a heart. Papa John’s will be showing its heart around the DC and Baltimore area by taking Papa&rs...; The USO and its service to America's troops and their families will be featured as part of the 2009 Inaugural Parade on January 20. The USO-sponsored float - one of six floats in the parade - will include "Cinderella's Carriage," which will be drawn down the parade route by a World War II-era Jee... Washington, DC – On Friday, September 19, the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) hosted its 5th Annual Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs Casino Night at the Sheraton National Hotel. VIPs... Fort Myer, VA, July 22, 2008— The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) today announced that it has received the BWI Business Partnership’s 2008 Organization of the Year Award for dedicated assistance to traveling service members and their families a... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 8, 2008 – Today, the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) held a dedication ceremony for its new airport lounge at Reagan National Airport. The ribbon cutting ceremony was performed by senior leaders from the m... Fort Myer, VA, March 25, 2008—The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) hosted its 26th Annual Awards Dinner last night at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City. The evening was devoted to honoring outstanding individuals for their public service and volunteer... Fort Myer, VA, December 18, 2007— CACI International Inc, providing IT and network solutions needed for today's new era of national security, intelligence and e-government, presented a $125,000 check to the USO of Metropolitan Washi... Fort Myer, VA, November 18, 2007—USO-Metro’s holiday hotel program will run this year from December 20-30th. The program, which began in 1986, is a wonderful opportunity for local service members to enjoy the holidays with their families while remaining in the Washington, D.C. ... Washington, DC – Pat Sajak, Vietnam veteran and Emmy-winning host of “Wheel of Fortune,” will be the Guest Master of Ceremonies at The USO of Metropolitan Washington’s (USO-Metro) 4th Annual Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs Casino Night on September 21, 200... 7/3/07 – Rockville, MD – The USO of Metropolitan Washington and TaylorMade-adidas Golf surprised twenty-two active duty military and family members when PGA Tour professional Fred Funk showed up to give them a golf demonstration at the private Woodmont Country Club. Fred ... Fort Myer (VA) — June 13, 2007 — USO-Metro today announced that its president, Elaine B. Rogers, received the organization’s first-ever AFDW Community Partner Award, recognizing her exceptional leadership within USO-Metro and her outstanding efforts in 2007, helping... The USO of Metropolitan Washington and area hoteliers are joining forces again to help military families celebrate the holidays together in its annual "Holiday Hotel" program. The 2006 Holiday season marks the Many service members stationed in the Washingto... The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) was honored to participate in special opening ceremonies at Camden Yards before the September 11th game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees. Marking the five-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks on our nation, USO-Metro j... Three USO-Metro volunteers were honored at the White House in August for their service to our men and women in uniform. DeAnn Malone and Susan Pulscak received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for their volunteer service at local military hospitals, USO Airport Lounges and for Operation U... Northrop Grumman, one of America’s most respected technology leaders, has announced that it will join with the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) as the founding sponsor of a new 750-square foot USO lounge at Dulles International Airport.
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JBM-HH, VA – Today the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) celebrated the recent expansion and renovation of its lounge at Dulle...
Congressional Leadership Joins Nonprofit and National Guard to Support Loved Ones of Deployed Troops
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Support USO-Metro - CFC #63343 - during this year's Combined Federal Campaign!
Vienna, VA - Papa John’s launches its USO Special with $1 from every sale benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington.
CACI Presents $125,000 to USO of Metropolitan Washington for USO Lounge at Reagan National Airport
USO-Metro's Holiday Hotel Program
program's twentieth year.
The new USO lounge, expected to ...