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After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it seems like the entire United States mobilized in some way for the war effort. Men enlisted, women joined the workforce, and kids collected cans and their old comics for recycling and war bond drives. But months before the U.S. was pulled into the war, entertainers had already found a way to contribute with their talents; after President Franklin D. Roosevelt put out the call for moral support for American G.I.s, Mary Ingraham answered by founding the United Service Organizations, better known as the USO. For 80 years now, the USO has traveled around the world to entertain the troops, serving an estimated 35 million Americans in that time. Here’s how the show got started.
In Honor of 80th Anniversary, USO Encourages Americans to Give More Than Thanks to Military Community
Americans invited to actively express gratitude for troops who serve us all
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Feb. 4, 2021, the United Service Organizations (USO) will celebrate 80 years of strengthening America s military service members by connecting them to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation.
The USO has adapted to the evolving needs of the military since its founding in 1941. What began as six civilian organizations pooling their resources to entertain the troops during World War II has transformed into a community-driven nonprofit that continues to reinvent itself and find innovative ways to respond to service members emergent needs. Wherever members of the military are deployed on the front lines overseas or on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response at home the
Granby Girl Scout Julia Gauvin strikes gold with military care packages
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
Julia Gauvin, center, with Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts board president Joan Bertrand, left, and Pattie Hallberg, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts CEO, at a ceremony at the Northfield Drive-In.
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Julia A. Gauvin used her Girl Scout Gold Award project to show service men and women that she and her community care about them.
“Care Packages For Those We Care About” provided multiple care packages of toiletries for those serving the United States in the military throughout the world.
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Charles Reinhart, founder of Ann Arbor real estate company, dies at 96
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Charles “Chuck” Reinhart was a businessman, sports fan and a father.
Reinhart, who died Sunday, Jan. 3 at 96, was full of life, a “special guy” who started Reinhart Realtors in 1971, said daughter Sally Malnor.
Reinhart first opened the firm with Richard Caldwell as Caldwell and Reinhart Co. before buying out the company in 1981 and developing it into one of the area’s top home and commercial agencies before selling it in 1994.
Reinhart often aimed higher to achieve success with his company, said Dave Lutton, who took over in 1994. He praised Reinhart for achieving “a more dominant position in its market” and that “the principles that he played to are what led all of us to help build this terrific company.” The company also engages with the community by promoting local business guides and activities in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County.