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LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, June 3, 2009 – Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Shank here gathered May 27 for the dedication of the first “USO in a Box.” Army Lt. Col. Eugene Shearer, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shelton Williamson, Army Col. Marcus Cochran and Kevin Meade cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the USO’s first portable facility at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan’s Logar province, May 27, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amber Robinson  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The facility was dedicated to the soldiers who serve, have served and to those who have...

Country musician, Granger Smith, sings for the Soldiers of the 3rd 'Grey Wolf' Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during his band's visit to Forward Operating Base Warhorse, outside of Baquba, Iraq, Sept. 23. "I support the troops one-hundred percent, no matter what [they] do," he said. "I will do this for the rest of my life; I will go to wherever (the Soldiers) are." Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs. BAQUBA — In what many consider to be the most dangerous time of year here, one country artist and his...