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A few of the words
- HOPE
- Bob Hope performed his first overseas USO tour in 1942 and continued entertaining troops for over fifty years, visiting soldiers in every major conflict through the Gulf War.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CROSBY
- Bing Crosby's recording of 'White Christmas' became so emotionally powerful for troops abroad that the USO was once asked to stop playing it, it made too many soldiers cry.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CANTEEN
- The Stage Door Canteen in New York City opened in 1942, where stars served coffee and danced with servicemen, a model that inspired canteens in cities across America and London.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FOXHOLE
- USO performers sometimes played within earshot of the front lines; shows staged near active foxholes in the Pacific were deliberately kept short in case of sudden alerts.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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USO Shows, free large-print word search evoking Bob Hope's mic, the canteen coffee, and a little swing music half a world from home.
About USO Shows
From a makeshift stage lit by a single spotlight somewhere in the Pacific or Europe, Bob Hope's first joke landed before the jeep engines had gone quiet, and ten thousand homesick GIs laughed as one. The United Service Organizations brought singers, comedians, dancers, and big-band music to bases, hospitals, and foxholes wherever American troops were stationed, turning a muddy camp clearing into something that felt, just for an hour, like Saturday night back home. A hot donut, a familiar voice on the radio, the swing of a live band, these small gifts of morale meant everything to the men and women in uniform far from the people they loved.
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- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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