Wednesday, February 6, 2013
It's the largest facility the USO has ever built.
Hundreds witnessed the ribbon-cutting Tuesday afternoon at the USO Warrior and Family Center on Fort Belvoir. The $25 million 20,000 square-foot facility is the largest USO facility ever built, and is designed as a place to lift the spirits of injured and ill troops, as well as local active duty personnel in all of the U.S. Armed Forces. "The USO has not only identified a need, but they have taken action," said Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander Col. Gregory Gadson, who lost both of his legs in Iraq in 2007. "This opening represents a partnership between all of our services in the USO…to help in the healing process." The center is part of Operation Enduring Care, the USO’s $100 million campaign to support warriors and their families. It is …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The facility will help men and women injured in the line of duty with the difficult process of recovery.
The Fort Belvoir USO Warrior and Family Center opens today. The 20,000 square foot facility is the largest USO facility ever constructed, and includes a business center, dining room, healing gardens, and game and music rooms for Wounded Warriors. The center marks the launch of Operation Enduring Care, the USO’s $100 million campaign to support warriors and their families. Unlike Belvoir’s new $1 billion community hospital, the Warrior Transition Complex will be a non-critical care center designed to help assist with the transition from recovery to civilian life. "This will be a place for wounded warriors and their families to be together as families, away from the hospital environment," said USO President Sloan Gibson at the groundbreaking…
You never know - Today could be a big day in history!
Welcome to Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013! Here are some interesting facts about today: 1. The Welcome Stranger, the largest alluvial gold nugget ever discovered, was found on this day in 1869 in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia. The nugget measured 24 inches-by-12 inches and was worth about $3 million in today's dollars. 2. Like to go to the movies? On Feb. 5, 1919, film legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith founded United Artists. 3. Famous Birthdays: American baseball legend Hank Aaron turns 80; American actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 51; American Actress Laura Linney is 49; American singer Bobby Brown is 44 and Welsh actor Michael Sheen is 44. 4. The weather today will be mostly cloudy with a high …
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The facility kicks off the USO's $100 million Operation Enduring Care campaign.
The United Service Organizations (USO) broke ground Monday on Fort Belvoir’s Wounded Warrior and Family Care Center, a 25,000 square-foot facility that will help men and women injured in the line of duty with the difficult process of recovery. The center marks the launch of Operation Enduring Care, the USO’s $100 million campaign to support warriors and their families. Unlike Belvoir’s new $1 billion community hospital, the Warrior Transition Complex will be a non-critical care center designed to help assist with the transition from recovery to civilian life. "This will be a place for wounded warriors and their families to be together as families, away from the hospital environment," said USO President Sloan Gibson. “A place where they can…
