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Just prior to America’s involvement in World War II in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to unite several service associations—the Salvation Army, Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, National Catholic Community Services, National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish Welfare Board—into one organization. Those entities became the United Service Organizations or, the USO. For eight decades, the USO has provided programs and services to military servicemembers around the globe—by both boosting morale and keeping them connected to family and home—most notably joining forces with celebrities for concerts and meet-and-greet events both at home and overseas....