USO promises big-name holiday performances for troops overseas
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, December 2, 2006
Upcoming shows
Upcoming entertainment for troops overseas. Who, when and where.
Henry Rollins TBD (December) Middle East
Craig Furgeson TBD (December) Middle East
Al Franken TBD (December) Middle East
Leeann Tweeden TBD (December) Middle East
Darryl Worley TBD (December) Middle East
*Karri Turner TBD (December) Iraq and Kuwait
*Jim McMahon TBD (December) Iraq and Kuwait
The Jonas Brothers Dec. 13 to 17 Germany
**Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Dec. 12 to 20 Korea
*—part of the “Stars for Stripes” overseas tour
**—the cheerleaders are scheduled to appear in the Middle East as well, but dates have not been released yet.
Source: USO, Stars for Stripes
WASHINGTON — The USO is promising big names this holiday season for entertaining troops serving overseas.
But they can’t say exactly where yet. Or when. Or who.
The USO has released a partial list of celebrities heading downrange this month — Henry Rollins, Al Franken, Daryl Worley and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders among them — but security concerns limit how many details can be made public.
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