USO Tribute 1941 to Present - a Documentary Short by Terrie Frankel
Channel: Terrie Frankel
Date: 2020-07-07

This video is about a Tribute to the USO 1940s to the Present dedication of the USO Monument at the Verde Valley Military Service Park in Cottonwood, Arizona. The history of the United Service Organizations is capsulized in this short video by Terrie Frankel that highlights some of the performers over the years who captured the hearts and inspired the sounds of our military men and women around the world through WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq. "Doublemint Twins" Terrie and her twin sister Jennie performed with the Hollywood Overseas Committee of the USO in Vietnam in 1968 with the Sig Sakowicz show from Chicago. Their troop consisted of: tv personality Sig Sakowicz, Sara Sue from the Gaslight Club, Tony Diamond Comedian, and Joey Bishop of the Rat Pack....In 2014 Terrie received the Presidents Award for Excellence in the Arts from the Vietnam Veterans of America. Terrie and Jennie are featured at the end of this video with fellow performers who have lived in the Verde Valley in Arizona, on an Arizona USO approved USO Monument located at the Verde Valley Military Service Park in Cottonwood, Arizona. Other featured performers on the Monument are: Lucille Ball, Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Jane Russell, Shondra and Tom Jepperson, the Dina Preston Band,  The Monument was shepherded by James Iacovacci and Ron Luce and Linda and Alan Brecher and the entire VVMSP Committee - and was designed by  Geoffrey Ball of GB Designs and Sue Jester.