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The United Service Organizations' five Servicemembers of the Year are joined by various luminaries while they display their awards on stage during the annual USO gala in Washington on Sept. 14. From left are football star John Elway; Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; singer/songwriter Henry Rollins; actress Kath Kinney; Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lee O. Zee; Army Spc. William T. Groves; Navy Chief Petty Officer James P. Morgan; Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph K. Carter; Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew T. Anderson; TV personality Leeann Tweeden; and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

The United Service Organizations' five Servicemembers of the Year are joined by various luminaries while they display their awards on stage during the annual USO gala in Washington on Sept. 14. From left are football star John Elway; Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; singer/songwriter Henry Rollins; actress Kath Kinney; Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lee O. Zee; Army Spc. William T. Groves; Navy Chief Petty Officer James P. Morgan; Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph K. Carter; Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew T. Anderson; TV personality Leeann Tweeden; and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

The United Service Organizations' five Servicemembers of the Year are joined by various luminaries while they display their awards on stage during the annual USO gala in Washington on Sept. 14. From left are football star John Elway; Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; singer/songwriter Henry Rollins; actress Kath Kinney; Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lee O. Zee; Army Spc. William T. Groves; Navy Chief Petty Officer James P. Morgan; Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph K. Carter; Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew T. Anderson; TV personality Leeann Tweeden; and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

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