Statement from the USO: The entire USO family is saddened by the news of Robin Williams’ passing. One of the great comedic actors of his generation, Williams traveled around the world to lift the spirits of our troops and their families. He will always be a part of our USO family and will be sorely missed. USO TOUR STATS: ROBIN WILLIAMS Robin Williams first began touring with the USO in 2002 and was among the first group of USO entertainers to travel to the Southwest Asia. As of 2014, Robin Williams participated in six USO tours and entertainment tours, to include overseas USO tours, a USO hospital visit and an appearance/performance at the 2008 USO Gala (where he not only acted as emcee and honored service heroes from each branch of the U.S. military but also performed). Of the 13 countries Williams traveled to with the USO are: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Spain, Turkey, UAE and the U.S. Throughout his 12+ years volunteering with the USO, Williams lifted the spirits and created special moments for more than 89,400 servicemen and women. A staple in USO entertainment, Williams traveled on four Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff USO holiday tours. Williams last USO tour took place in December 2010, when he accompanied then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen as well as several special guests (including Lewis Black, Kix Brooks, Bob DiPiero, Kathleen Madigan and Lance Armstrong) on a seven-day USO holiday tour to Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan and Bahrain. USO PHOTO LINK: https://uso.box.net/shared/2o2qjzr912 USO TOUR VIDEO FEAT. ROBIN WILLIAMS (Courtesy of DVIDS): ----- Robin Williams Gets Actus Interuptus at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait: dvidshub.net/video/33402/robin-williams-gets-actus-interuptus-camp-arifjan-kuwait ----- DVIDS VIDEO: USO Holiday Troop Visit 2007 at Camp Virginia (See time stampat 3:05 pm), dvidshub.net/video/32842/uso-holiday-troop-visit-2007-camp-virginia ----- DVIDS VIDEO: Kandahar Airfield USO Show (see time stamp at 3:27 p.m.), dvidshub.net/video/103384/kandahar-airfield-uso-show
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:45:18 +0000
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