PANAMA CITY BEACH About 180 U.S. soldiers traveled through Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) on Saturday to visit their families for the holidays.
According to Steve Geczy, a member of the Military Welcome Center Committee, the soldiers arrived at the airport about 4 a.m. after being transported by buses from Fort Rucker near Enterpise, Alabama. They were greeted with breakfast, which was served by local Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts, Geczy added. It s always hurry up and wait in the military, so while you re sitting around doing nothing, it s nice for them to get some refreshments while they re here . (and) have a place to sit, he said.
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Children receive backpacks full of school supplies from the USO’s Rucksacks to Backpacks program in Moon Township in August.
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United Service Organizations, better known simply as USO, has been improving the lives of military members and their families since World War II, but the organization went decades without a presence in Western Pennsylvania
“It was just an unserved area, nobody really had ownership of it,” said Christine Ree, USO operations manager in Western Pennsylvania. “There was a desire to put a USO in Pittsburgh. From my research, it’s been since 1947 that we had any USO presence in Pittsburgh.”
USO provides warm welcome to military servicemembers on holiday leave
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia welcomes military service members with goodies and face masks. Author: Angelo Vargas Updated: 9:43 PM EST December 18, 2020
NORFOLK, Va. In mid-December, hundreds of military servicemembers are heading home for the holidays. Some of them, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
13News Now talked to a few of them. They can’t wait to get home for the holidays.
“I just got married. So I’m ready to see my wife, said Army Private James Barber.
Barber wasn’t able to go home after basic training.
UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:13 pm CT
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Gov. Evers, WDVA Announce More than $620,000 in Grants to Organizations Helping Wisconsin Veterans and Families. (Shutterstock)
MADISON, WI Gov. Tony Evers announced on Friday with Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary Mary Kolar announced $620,940 in grants were awarded to 16 registered nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance, entrepreneurship training, or other services to Wisconsin veterans and their families, according to a news release. Our veteran community in Wisconsin is at its best when organizations work together to provide care and assistance to our nation s heroes, Gov. Evers said. Especially after a difficult year for all of us, when many of our most vulnerable veterans are hurting, it is critical that we support these important organizations that can serve as a lifeline to veterans and their families.
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