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This letter was sent to service organizations on December 25, 2011. It was requested that we post it here:
Merry Christmas to all...Happy Holidays.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday today...I just wanted to send along my special thanks to everyone who has helped a soldier, a sailor, a marine, an airmen, a Coast Guardsman...as well as their families, our veterans and retirees who are among the 35,000 people who have visited USO Las Vegas this year.
The holiday season is for reflection, being with family, and giving of gifts to show how much we care about one another. However, for the last 13 months our visitors have been given the daily gift of your kindness, compassion, caring and general thankfulness for what our troops give to our Country every day.
On behalf of Marianne and myself...please let me thank you for all you do. Our first year of operation was amazing and I can't wait for the next year when we will do even more amazing things.
I also wanted to send along a message from our President, Sloan Gibson. He is far more eloquent than I when it comes to thank you for what you do so I thought I'd pass his messsage along because it is so appropriate for today.
To the USO Family:
Happy Holidays! Thank you for everything you have done this year to lift the spirits of our troops and their families.
As you know, the holidays are an important time for the USO. Many of our troops and families are traveling, while many others are separated because of deployments. You are especially busy, delivering an extra touch of home during the holiday season. Thank you.
Over the last year, I've had the opportunity to see, first-hand, the great work you do. Whether in the US, Europe, Pacific or Southwest Asia, USO staff and volunteers work tirelessly to lift the spirits of our troops who are far from home.
As we close out 2011, and we see the changes our military is experiencing, one of the things that I am most proud of is our ability to adapt and change. As the final troops come home from Iraq this week, we can be proud of our role supporting them during the war. And in Afghanistan, we have adapted to support that mission with nine locations throughout the country. Whether we are opening or closing centers, creating new and innovative programs, or providing an extra touch of home at the holidays, we are there, focused on our mission.
Thank you for all that you do for our men and women in uniform and their families, not just at the holidays, but every day.
Warmest wishes to you and your family this holiday season.
Sloan Gibson
President
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Please copy and past this special message: "Holiday Greetings from Sloan Gibson"
(http://vimeo.com/uso/review/34075110/19b25815f4)
Marianne and I so look forward to working with all of you in 2012...we are REALLY making a difference in the lives of our service men and women.
Doug Bradford
USO Las Vegas Center Director
Marianne Wojciechowicz
USO Las Vegas Programs Manager
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