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USO Opening First Stateside Aid Centers for Veterans

Ground was broken on June 27 on a multimillion-dollar development on Fort Belvoir, Va. Once completed, that project will serve to help veterans across the country. This building will be the United Service Organization's (USO's) very first center inside the United States.

The USO is a non-profit, private organization. Their new building will attend to the non-critical care needs of ill, injured, and/or wounded soldiers. This care will be provided to soldiers during their transition home following a deployment. It is irrelevant where the soldiers' home is located.

The USO's current fundraising campaign is known as Operation Enduring Care and has a $100 million price tag. The campaign will construct two brand new USO care centers. One of them will exist at the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.  and the other in Virginia. The USO will also use the money to help fund wounded warrior support programs at various USO locations around the globe.

More and more troops are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with injuries. Soldiers' needs for emotional support and medical attention are needed more now than ever given so many soldiers are being subjected to multiple tours. Medical care during a soldier's transition period is critical.

The transition centers will provide "family-centered care." They will include recreational areas, family kitchens, learning centers, play areas for children, and a movie theater. The building offers 25,000 square feet in which soldiers can recover.

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