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貝蒂‧戴維斯、瑪琳‧黛德麗，以及鮑柏‧霍普在好萊塢餐廳參觀 (攝於1943年) Bette
Davis pointing out pictures of movie servicemen to Marlene Dietrich and Bob Hope
in the Hollywood Canteen, 1943
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美國聯合服務組織 (United
Service Organizations，USO) 成立
941年2月4日
二次世界大戰期間，喜劇演員鮑柏‧霍伯在各地的軍事基地、醫院，以及許多美國軍隊駐紮的地方都曾經表演過。雖然聯合服務組織在1948年宣告停止運作，但是在韓戰期間又恢復運作，也擴大規模，並一直運作到越戰。直到今日，聯合服務組織仍然持續正常運作。
鮑柏‧霍伯在韓戰、越戰，以及波斯灣戰爭期間，都隨著美國軍隊四處奔走。他最擅長的「膽小聰明人的幽默」向來都讓數百萬的美國軍人開懷大笑。如果你認識曾經在軍中服務過的人，問問他們是否曾去過聯合服務組織贊助的俱樂部或者活動。也許他們還看過鮑柏‧霍伯的現場表演。
Comedian Bob Hope is famous for taking his USO shows on the road and performing at bases and hospitals, wherever U.S. servicemen were stationed in World War II and beyond. Disbanded in 1948, the USO reorganized during the Korean War, expanded considerably during the Vietnam War, and is still in existence today.
Bob Hope traveled to the troops in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. His "cowardly wise-guy humor" has brought laughter to millions of GIs. If you know anyone in the armed forces, ask if they have ever experienced a USO-sponsored club or event. Maybe they even saw Bob Hope live.
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