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Al Tracy, with volunteers Andrea Luppi, left, and Darlene Slater.
Veterans in Business
Serving Those
The USO (United Service Organizations)
turned 80 this year. It celebrated, in essence,
by enthusiastically carrying out the same mission it has had since 1941 — ‘strengthening America’s military service members by keeping them connected to family, home, and country throughout their service to our nation.’ The organization, and the local chapter based
in Chicopee (Pioneer Valley USO), does this
in a number of ways, from care packages to Monday night dinners at the Westover base, to a program that helps transition servicemen and women to the civilian workforce. For Al Tracy, executive director of the chapter, this isn’t a job — it’s a passion.
Who Serve
USO and Its Local Chapter Mark 80 Years of Making Needed Connections
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