2003 (06-19): Show for US Forces in Iraq
Some 7,000 howling U.S. soldiers sweated and gyrated through a USO show in an aircraft hangar in Baghdad on Thursday, as
a gaggle of American celebrities competed for their attentions. "It's still hot, it's still miserable but it gives us a chance to get away from the whole war in Baghdad," said U.S. Army Lt. Justin Morseth of Newark, Ohio. Stars who flew to Baghdad for the show included singer Kid Rock, actor Gary Sinese, National Football League players Duce Stanley and Jason P. Taylor and actress Rebecca Romijn and her husband, actor John Stamos. The stars signed autographs and shook hands with the troops. "These guys have done so much and I'm doing so little, but if a little bit can help a lot that's what I want to do," Sinese
said. In a poignant moment, Sinese delivered a letter from Morseth's wife. Sinese had been corresponding with Morseth, the stepson of a friend from a Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, which Sinese founded.
Original article: USAToday.com
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