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Until every one comes home | The Magazine of the USO
July 4, 2009
The Colbert Report in Iraq: Behind the Scenes!
Check out these behind the scenes photos from Stephen Colbert's
recent USO trip to Iraq. Colbert recorded and aired four shows from
the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, bringing live entertainment to our
troops in Iraq in early June. 
U.S. military personnel laugh and applaud as actor/comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" performs for U.S. military personnel at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Colbert is participating in a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region June 5-11, 2009. USO photo by Steve Manuel
In Our New Issue
Our Spring 2013 issue highlights stories you might not know about the military. We'll debunk common military myths and explore little-known tales of heroism, while finding the stories behind some of the military's most prominent traditions.
Today's Photo
Army Sergeant Zach Smola, rear door gunner on a CH-47, keeps watch last week on the mountains in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Army photo by Sergeant Jessi Ann McCormick
Hot Topics
- DOD's website connects military children from AFPS
- Condolence payments to Afghans total millions of dollars from Air Force Times
- Involuntary manslaughter charge may be dropped in case of Private Danny Chen from New York Times
- Britain could increase military presence in Strait of Hormuz from USA Today
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