USO in Vietnam


United Service Organization

The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform; G.I.’s “home away from home.”

Bob Hope USO Show in Long Binh 1970

Miss America USO Show in 1/9th helicopter hanger at Phuoc Vinh
Susan Anton (3rd from left)

Much of the entertainment in Vietnam was provided by Filipino house bands; they played mainly in EM and Officer clubs.
Photo courtesy of Jordan Green

Photo courtesy of Walker Jones

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4 responses to “USO in Vietnam

  1. Rob, I only saw one USO show the whole tme I was in Vietnam. It was at Vung Tau Rehab hospital.

  2. usastruck

    Pat, do you recall who did the show?

  3. David Lyman

    I’m looking for information on a USO entertainer, Judy Larson,. who was with a USO tour that visited Chu Lai in August 1967. I have a photograph of her I want to include in my book on the Seabees.If there was a link to this comment I’d include that photograph./

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