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Until every one comes home | The Magazine of the USO
March 1, 2009
Spring 2009 – A Photo Essay
This collection of photos provided by friends of the USO and
from USO tours and the archives tell the story of the long history
and vast network of support for the U.S. Armed Forces. From Fort
Drum to Twentynine Palms to organizations such as Sesame Workshop
and Operation Mend, get a sneak peek inside the Inaugural Issue of
ON★PATROL. 
A father and son are entertained during the Sesame Street Experience for Military Families at Twentynine Palms, California. USO photo by Fred Greaves
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Today's Photo
An Air Force pararescueman prepares to rappel down from a HH-60G Pave Hawk earlier this month over the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti. The 449th Air Expeditionary Group regularly conducts training in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Byers
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