The USO show was conducted on an aircraft carrier ... I had 15 Marines actually crying because we failed to get Bob Hope tickets. Another Vietnam story where the 'press' did not reflect the ...

Over the course of his long, prolific career, Bob Hope conquered stage, screen, radio, and television. His USO ... the actual shows that he performed for the troops. Later, when Vietnam came ...

I said, "What's a USO show?" He said ... to close the Vinh Long Country Club for the duration." Bob Hope made eight more trips to Vietnam in later years, sometimes playing to as many as 12,000 ...