PRINTER'S NO. 298
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
21
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, COSTA, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, DINNIMAN,
EICHELBERGER, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KILLION,
McGARRIGLE, RESCHENTHALER AND SABATINA, FEBRUARY 7, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 7, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of February 2017 as "USO Month" in
Pennsylvania in recognition of the United Service
Organizations and its mission to enhance the quality of life
of military members and their families.
WHEREAS, The United Service Organizations (USO) was founded
in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and has worked in
collaboration with the Department of Defense in fulfilling its
mission of lifting the spirits of America's troops and their
families with collaboration, accountability, respect, gratitude
and innovation for 76 years; and
WHEREAS, With the generous donations of volunteers and
contributors, the USO serves thousands of troops at hundreds of
entertainment events each year and through an extensive range of
programs and services at more than 160 locations in 27 states
and 14 countries; and
WHEREAS, USO programs and services support the morale,
welfare, social and entertainment needs of troops serving in
combat, their families, wounded warriors and their families and
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