(StatePoint) The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a particularly heavy toll on U.S. service members, according to advocates.
âEven without a global pandemic, troops face separation, isolation and unique hardships and risks associated with their military service. As a result of the pandemic, many of these challenges have only intensified,â says Christopher Plamp, senior vice president for Operations, Programs and Entertainment for the United Service Organizations (USO).Â
Over the past year, the USO, a nonprofit charitable corporation chartered by Congress, met the rapidly changing needs of service members by developing and deploying alternative support to frontline troops around the world. Thousands of virtual and distance programming events have reached over 2.5 million participants so far. Here are a few ways these efforts are making the lives of military members and their families easier during the COVID-19 crisis:
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Even in a year of staying put, Iâve gone far and wide â and even learned to folk dance
Iâm taking full advantage of the virtual content that organizations have been offering during the pandemic. And it has gotten me through what would otherwise be a lonely time.
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I have rarely ventured out of my house during the past year, save for intermittent grocery shopping trips and infrequent walks. I know I am among the lucky ones. But even those of us without serious health, family, or financial issues have been prone to loneliness, anxiety, and general concern about the state of the world.