Civic Leader Joe Aldaz Chosen as Director of New USO Center

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    ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USO is proud to
 announce that Joe Aldaz, Jr. has been chosen as center director for the new
 Rocky Mountain USO center at Fort Carson. Aldaz, a retired U.S. Air Force
 Lieutenant Colonel and former president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of
 Commerce of Colorado Springs, Co., will plan, organize, and direct USO
 operations, providing quality programs and services to service personnel
 and their families in that community.
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     Expected to open spring 2008, the 5,280 square-foot center is expected
 to serve the third largest concentration of soldiers in the U.S. The center
 will be located in the Fort Carson Welcome Center, providing service
 members and their families a place to relax and rejuvenate while completing
 the various phases of in- and out-processing on the installation. The new
 USO center will offer a free cyber cafe with e-mail and Internet access,
 entertainment lounge with a large screen television, home theater system
 and video gaming consoles, a library, a children's play area and outdoor
 grilling and picnic area. This center is largely made possible by TriWest
 Healthcare Alliance, The Home Depot(R) and Lockheed Martin, and the support
 of the Department of Defense.
     "With Joe Aldaz as center director, the USO is excited to be opening a
 new center to serve the growing military community of Fort Carson," said
 Edward A. Powell, USO president and CEO. "I thank TriWest Healthcare
 Alliance, The Home Depot and Lockheed Martin for helping us open our doors
 as we support our men and women in uniform and their families."
     Aldaz stated, "I am eager to continue to serve the military and
 Colorado Springs communities, which I have come to hold dear. Just as the
 USO supports our troops and their families, I am calling on the support of
 the Colorado Springs community to help make this center a huge success."
     As a nonprofit organization, the USO relies on the generosity of the
 American public to support its network of 130 centers worldwide. Corporate
 in- kind donations and sponsorships, along with volunteer hours and
 monetary contributions, help make the USO a success. Donations to support
 the Rocky Mountain USO at Fort Carson should be mailed to P.O. Box 63771,
 Colorado Springs, Colo. 80962. To learn more about the USO and how you
 help, visit http://www.uso.org.
     About the USO: For more than 66 years, the USO (United Service
 Organizations) has been providing morale, welfare and recreational services
 to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit,
 charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people
 to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide
 Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems North America, Clear Channel
 Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, DRS Technologies, Inc., Military
 Channel, S & K Sales Co., TriWest Healthcare Alliance and The Walt Disney
 Company. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined
 Federal Campaign (CFC-11381), have joined thousands of individual donors to
 support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site
 at http://www.uso.org.
     Contact:
     Tiane Harrison, (703) 908-6433
     tharrison@uso.org
 
 

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