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WASHINGTON D.C. (May 13, 2008) - Servicemembers transiting
through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, near Washington,
D.C., now have a new area to spend time between flights after the
recent dedication of a new United Service Organizations lounge.
This newly relocated lounge, which began offering services in
March, provides a home away from home for traveling servicemembers
and their families. It offers active-duty military personnel,
National Guardsmen, reservists, Merchant Marines, and their
families a variety of free amenities.
Lounge visitors can enjoy high-definition TV with a movie
library of current feature films, a fully-stocked snack bar,
wireless Internet access, and domestic and international calling
courtesy of Verizon.
"Offering these free services gives us a chance to say thank you
to those who sacrifice so much for our country," said Elaine
Rogers, president of the USO of Metropolitan Washington. "We are so
lucky to have such dedicated sponsors who have enabled us to
provide these lounges."
This lounge, like all USO lounges was made possible by the
generosity of corporate sponsors. URS Corporation, Turner
Construction, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and
corporate partners Verizon, CACI and Pitney Bowes all contributed
to making the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport USO lounge
possible.
USO of Metropolitan Washington dedicated the new lounge May 8.
Senior leaders from the military and government, including Bobby
Sturgell, acting administrator of the FAA, and Virginia Sen. Patsy
Ticer, performed the ribbon cutting ceremony.
USO is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department
program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and
their families stationed at home and abroad.
Editor's Note: Military families can also avail
themselves of the Defense Department's America Supports You
program, which highlights home-front groups across the nation that
are providing a variety of services and support to troops and their
families. A listing of these groups and information about their
efforts is available at www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil.
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