Stories
Stories from USO of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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Freedom Mortgage Continues to Support Rucksacks to Backpacks Program
This Summer marked our 10th year of the Rucksacks to Backpacks program in partnership with Freedom Mortgage. Back-to-school is an expensive…
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Gold Star Mother Finds Comfort in Volunteering
Dianne Hammond stood in front of the auditorium at Fort Indiantown Gap filled with members of the Northeast Regional Advisory Board readyin…
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USO Hosts March for the Fallen at Fort Indiantown Gap
On September 24, the USO hosted the 11th annual March for the Fallen in partnership with the Pennsylvania National Guard Training Center. T…
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USO hosts March for the Fallen 2022
The USO in partnership with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Training Center is hosting the Fort Indiantown Gap 11th Annual March for t…
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USO Center Opens in Pittsburgh International Airport
On Nov. 10, 2021, the United Service Organizations (USO) opened a new center in Pittsburgh International Airport to support the thousands o…
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Tom Cooper Named Liberty USO Volunteer of the Quarter
Tom Cooper is a consistent volunteer and has logged over 600 hours since coming aboard at JBMDL in 2007. While he maintains a weekly Tuesd…
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Pittsburgh Volunteers March in Remembrance Parade
USO volunteers in Pittsburgh participated in a welcome home parade hosted by the Keith-Holmes VFW Post 402 and the American Legion West Hil…
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Turning Back Time Aboard the Battleship New Jersey
It was a night of red lipstick and hair rollers! Liberty USO hosted our first 1940s themed dance and silent auction on August 12. We kicked…
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DeAnn Baxter Named Liberty USO Volunteer of the Quarter
Congratulations to DeAnn Baxter, Liberty USO Volunteer of the Quarter for Q2, and the first-ever from Western PA!
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1940s Dance Fundraiser and Online Auction Scheduled for August 12
UPDATE: Our online auction is now open! Click here to view the fabulous items available for bid!
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John Bell Receives USOvation Certificate
MJ Flammer, Southern NJ Operations Manager for Liberty USO, presented staff member John Bell with a USOvation certificate during the Libert…
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Save the Date! Radiothon Coming March 19
Talk Radio 1210 WPHT on-air personalities Rich Zeoli and Dom Giordano will broadcast the 4th annual Liberty USO Radiothon live on Friday, M…
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PHL Airport Center Receives Coast Guard Recognition
The USO PHL Airport Center is the muster point for USCG recruits going to training camp in Cape May, New Jersey. Since about 1990, over 110…
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Ed Stanley Named Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to Ed Stanley for being selected Volunteer of the Year 2020! Ed has been the regular Monday morning Team Leader/Head Chef …
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Santa and Mrs. Claus Chat with Military Kids
Santa and Mrs. Claus spent some time reading and singing with military kids right before Christmas! We were so happy they were able to make…
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Online Auction Raises $23,400
Liberty USO hosted an online auction in December 2020. Thanks to our sponsors, donors, bidders and volunteers, we raised over $23,400 to su…
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Liberty USO Scores High with Volunteers
Many volunteers returned to a USO facility and/or helped with events in August after signing a COVID-19 waiver and completing center-specif…
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Liberty USO Opens New Office in Western PA
Liberty USO opened an office in Pittsburgh in January 2020 at the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, home of the U.S. Air Force 911th Airlift …