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NEW YORK, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The USO and Pimsleur® Language Programs, in partnership with The Boston Foundation, are proud to announce FREE AFGHAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, an initiative to eliminate language barriers for U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan. Troops arriving or stationed in Afghanistan are now tasked with the responsibility of training and helping local communities stabilize on their own as sovereignty is slowly transitioned to the Afghani people. FREE AFGHAN...

IRVING, Texas, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing celebration of American heroes and partnership with the USO, Wonder® bread is supporting the USO at the Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) Memorial Challenge presented by UnitedHealthcare from May 28th to June 2nd. R2R helps wounded and disabled veterans through indoor and outdoor cycling programs. The Memorial Challenge is the second of four R2R events Wonder is supporting in 2012. Wonder will deliver fresh bread...

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the upcoming summer patriotic holidays and in support of all who serve, American Airlines is partnering with the USO (United Service Organizations) to offer customers a special AAdvantage®( )mileage promotion, which benefits U.S. service members. Through Independence Day, American Airlines AAdvantage members will earn 15 AAdvantage bonus miles, instead of 10, for each dollar donated through American's Miles...

CINCINNATI, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Family of Stores invites customers to support men and women in the armed forces and their families by participating in the Honoring Our Heroes sales event in May. For a limited time in May, when customers use their shopper's card to buy 10 participating items in a single transaction, they will save four dollars instantly and Kroger will donate an additional one dollar to the USO. Shoppers can choose from hundreds...

BETHESDA, Md., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Service Organizations (USO) recently honored Marillyn A. Hewson, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Electronic Systems business area, with its 2012 Woman of the Year Award for non-military leaders. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/PH01214 ) At a May 1 event hosted by the USO of Metropolitan New York, Hewson was joined by General Ann E. Dunwoody, the first woman four-star general in the...

USO supports military families around the globe Arlington, VA. (PRWEB) April 06, 2012 In ten years of war, military children have dealt with the stresses of multiple deployments, a loved one’s visible and invisible wounds of wars, or the grief associated with the loss of a family member. Of more than 1.9 million children with a parent in the United States Military, there are 220,000 children who have a parent deployed. Research suggests that children with deployed parents face more...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TRANSCEPTION INCORPORATED, the Technology Transfer company that submitted to NASA administrator, Charles Bolden, a formal Letter of Recommendation, pursuant to 14 CFR section 1221.2, that the crew of Apollo 16 be nominated for the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on the grounds that they had actually made contact with the remains of an ancient "shipwreck" while on the Lunar surface, has made available for public display...

IRVING, Texas, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing support and celebration of American heroes, Wonder® bread is supporting the USO and Ride 2 Recovery (R2R), which helps wounded and disabled veterans through indoor and outdoor cycling programs. Wonder will donate bread at four R2R challenges taking place in different regions of the country in 2012. Wonder first supported R2R in 2011 for the Memorial Challenge, a ride from Washington D.C. to Virginia...

CINCINNATI, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and the USO are strengthening their partnership with a fresh campaign to support men and women in the armed forces and their families. In conjunction with the Daytona 500 celebration on Sunday, Feb. 26, Kroger will launch Honoring Our Heroes, a year-long initiative to raise funds for members of our armed forces in partnership with the USO, the leading organization for morale-boosting programs and services for...

President Barrack Obama awards 2011 National Medal of Arts to the USO for excellence in troop entertainment. Since just before the United States entered World War II, the USO has been the bridge between the American people and our men and women in uniform – extending a much-needed touch of home. In times of peace and war, the USO’s mission has remained the same - to lift the spirits of America’s troops and their families wherever they serve. USO entertainment remains essential to...