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- So on my first deployment,
the USO did a lot

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of great things for me
while I was deployed.

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So the second deployment,
this go-round it was like

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I'm definitely gonna give back somehow.

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So I know that the USO is here.

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That's when I decided just to start

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putting some hours in,
and just the staff here

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and how much they give to us,

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it was just motivating to try to do

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that same thing for other
people around the base.

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- They've done a lot for
me and once I found out

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there was an opportunity
to volunteer here as well,

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I figured why not give back.

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- It's just a great
opportunity to give back

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to something that gives
so much to so many people.

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If you're having a crappy day at work,

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things don't go right, you can come here

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and it really will make your
day, forget about the previous

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eight hours you just did, or 12 hours.

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- It honestly doesn't feel like work,

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it's just hanging out with
a bunch of fun people,

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and the staff is really fun,
and the events are really fun,

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so it just feels like
I'm just participating.

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- Just the interaction with
different people on base,

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and then just seeing somebody come in,

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and just that challenge

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of trying to make them smile a little bit,

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making their day or offering
something that the USO has

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that can make their day
a little bit better.

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