Stories
Stories from USO Oklahoma
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Meet Nala and Emmy
Meet Nala and Emmy! Nala is a very happy labradoodle and Emmy is a “smiling” huskie. They are two therapy dogs participating in our USO C…
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USO Supports Armed Forces Day Parade
May 21, 2022. Lawton, OK. The Lawton Community hosts one of the Nation’s longest running Armed Forces Day parades. Alongside community f…
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Army Basic Trainees Enjoy Dave and Buster's
Dec. 28, 2021: During the holiday block leave, there are always basic trainees who do not go home for the holiday break. Since 2016, USO O…
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USO Fort Sill provides Fueling Our Forces Lunch
Shortly after opening in 2016, the USO on Fort Sill has offered a weekly free lunch on Wednesdays where an average of 200 service members a…
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USO Oklahoma Gives "Family Day" Back to Basic Trainees
Due to the pandemic, the Fort Sill basic training graduations have been closed to the public. In a normal environment, the newest of Army …
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Labor Day Weekend Cookout
September 4, 2020: USO Oklahoma at Fort Sill hosted a fun cookout to kick off the Labor Day Weekend. We took advantage of the large parki…
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USO Oklahoma Welcomes Home 2-18 FA Amid COVID-19 Situation
The 2-18 Field Artillery Battalion (2-18 FA BN) came home to Fort Sill, OK, from their tour in Korea on April 3, 2020. Due to the COVID-19…
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Raytheon Offers Career Coaching Support for Service Members Transitioning from Military Life to the Workforce
Nearly two-thirds of new veterans say they faced a challenging transition back to civilian life, with a job search serving as a prominent s…
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Black Knights vs. Sooners!
This past weekend, USO Oklahoma was invited out to Norman, Oklahoma, home of the University of Oklahoma’s Sooners. We rolled up early Satur…
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Soldiers Receive Warm Deployment Sendoff from USO
Participating in deployments and deployment support is not a new activity for USO Oklahoma. Fort Sill is the home of two FORSCOMM brigades…
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USO Support to 2018 Armed Forces Day Activities in Lawton-Fort Sill
USO Oklahoma Fully Supports all Armed Forces Day Events
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USO Oklahoma: Year One
Happy New Year Everyone!
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Storytime Brings Us Together
At storytime today we read How The Grinch Stole Christmas and had plenty of little friends show up! After enjoying a cookie and some water,…
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Lunch Break! Ft. Subs
Today we had over 100 folks come by for Lunch Break! We had subs, chips, apples, and sodas for our guests to enjoy while they connected wit…
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Brunching at the USO: Chicken and Waffles
On Saturday, March 25th, New York Life Insurance brought by some Chik-Fil-A Minis, fresh fruit and waffle mix to help us do what we do best…
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Sweets For Your Sweetheart!
On Sunday, volunteer Jonathan came in to teach our service members and their families how to make different types of chocolates for Valenti…
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Oorah For Nachos!
This past week the Marines have been pretty busy with classes and training, so when we heard they “wouldn’t say no” to some non-traditional…