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Service Members Deployed in Europe Receive a “Taste of Home” from Beloved Actors, Celebrity Chef in USO Tour

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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That is precisely what the USO delivered to thousands of troops deployed in Europe as part of a goodwill tour with USO Global Ambassador Wilmer Valderrama, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, and actors Jonathan Tucker and Adam Demos.

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  • That is precisely what the USO delivered to thousands of troops deployed in Europe as part of a goodwill tour with USO Global Ambassador Wilmer Valderrama, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, and actors Jonathan Tucker and Adam Demos.
  • The USO Entertainment tour included many morale-boosting activities, including:
    Celebrity meet-and-greets and daily lunches with service members at each military installation and military families at USO Grafenwoehr.
  • More than 75,000 service members participate in USO Entertainment tours annually, and more than 50,000 military members have attended virtual celebrity visits through the USO Military Virtual Programming Entertainment Series (USO MVP) during the last two years.
  • The USO strengthens America's military service members by keeping them connected to family, home, and country, throughout their service to the nation.