On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
The USO was on Capitol Hill earlier today for a service project where volunteers assembled care packages for spouses of servicemembers who are currently deployed. In May, the USO kicked off the Salute to Military Spouses, a 6-month spotlight on the contributions and challenges of our military spouses. This campaign aims to raise public awareness of these unsung heroes. The USO strengthens America's military servicemembers by keeping them connected to family, home, and country through their service to the Nation. For more than 75 years, the USO has been by the side of America's military servicemembers and their families, too. There are USO centers at or near military installations across the United States and throughout the world, including in combat zones and even un-staffed USO service sites in places too dangerous for anyone but combat troops to occupy. Mr. Speaker, I thank the USO for its dedication to our servicemembers and their families. I salute our Nation's military spouses; and I thank them for their dedication to their family and also this country. ____________________
