Military Branches
There are this many branches if the military (before 2019). Bonus points if you can name them all!
Five. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard.
This is what the acronym "USO" stands for.
United Service Organization
The United Service Organization is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
This "Wizard of OZ" star performed four times during different wars for troops.
Judy Garland
This King of Rock and Roll served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960.
Elvis Presley
This is what the Navy protects.
The US from threats at sea.
This is when the USO was founded.
February 4, 1941
This daughter of a Rat Pack crooner joined forces with The Gordian Knot and Jimmy Boyd to go to Vietnam and entertain troops.
Nancy Sinatra
This "Wheel of Fortune" host served in the US Army during the Vietnam war.
Pat Sajak
This President who was around in the early ages of America was the one who chose the Army's dress colors.
George Washington.
George Washington chose the Army's service dress colors in 1779. Though the Army has tried many color schemes over the years, in 2010 they went back to Washington's picks.
This is who founded the USO.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This actor and comedian was the most involved in the history of the USO, consistently performing and volunteering his time to help troops.
Bob Hope
The name “Bob Hope” just seems to be synonymous with the USO, as Hope devoted so much time to the organization and the troops. The comedian and actor participated in 57 USO tours, visiting military members during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the first Gulf War.
This "It's a Wonderful Life" movie star served in the Air Force Reserve for 27 years, retiring with the rank of Brigadier General.
Jimmy Stewart
He is, to this day, the highest ranking Hollywood actor to serve in uniform.
This branch of military service was created in 2019 to protect US intergalactic allied interests. (This is not a joke, this is actually real.)
The Space Force
The USO has had a long partnership with this soda brand, putting cold ones into hands of people in the Armed forces since 1941.
Coca-Cola
For as long as the USO has existed, it's had a partnership with Coca-Cola to distribute ice-cold Cokes to deployed American troops. At the outset of World War II, the Coca-Cola company decided it would make a Coke available for just five cents to any GI who wanted one, no matter how much money the company would lose doing it.
This iconic Western film star performed monologues for the USO during the Vietnam war.
John Wayne
This member of "The Rat Pack" drafted into the military during WWII, but was discharged after 14 months due to a hernia.
Dean Martin
There have only been this many five-star generals in the US Army.
Five.
The rank of five-star general didn't exist until 1944, and it was only given to five men, including former president Dwight D. Eisenhower. The ranks were retired in 1981, when the last surviving five-star general, Omar Bradley, died.
This president discharged the USO in 1947 after WWII, only for it to be mobilized again in 1951 after the Korean War broke out.
Harry S. Truman
This iconic Las Vegas performer was a regular performing for the USO during the Vietnam war.
Wayne Newton
This "Golden Girl" served as one of the few women, at the time, in the Marine Corps as a driver and dispatcher.
Bea Arthur
Upon her discharge in 1945, Bea left with the rank of Staff Sergeant.