On the recordApril 30, 2019
The USO is on Capitol Hill today for a service project where volunteers can assemble care packages for servicemembers who are currently deployed. More than 2,000 care packages will be assembled today as part of the Force Behind the Forces campaign. The USO strengthens America's military servicemembers by keeping them connected to family, home, and country throughout their service to the Nation. The USO has more than 200 locations around the globe. It serves 4.9 million Active-Duty Guard, Reserve, and members of their families. For more than 75 years, the USO has been by the side of America's military servicemembers. From the moment they join, through their assignments and deployments, and as they transition back to their communities, the USO has been there. The USO has delivered more than 2.6 million care packages since the Care Package Program was established in 2003. In 2018, the USO delivered 120,000 care packages to servicemembers across the globe. Madam Speaker, I thank the USO for its dedication to our servicemembers and their families. As a military family, as an individual who has visited theaters of war, I see what a difference this makes, and I thank them for their service. ____________________
