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Mom and Dad will attend this event tomorrow. Mom is planning to depart NAVOBS at 9:10 am. She will sign books at the event from 9:30 - 10:00 am. The event program starts at 10:00 am. Dad is scheduled to depart NAVOBS at 9:30 am. Please let me know if you are planning to attend and if so, if you will travel with Mom or Dad or independently. Thanks


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June XX, 2012

Media Contact:

Sharee Posey
Office (703) 740-4980
sposey@uso.org<mailto:sposey@uso.org>


Dr. Jill Biden to Lead Storytime with Children of DC National Guard Members
Dr. Biden Shares Granddaughter's Deployment Experience with Guardsmen and Military Families in DC

WHAT: Members of the DC National Guard and their families are being invited to attend an invitation-only USO reading of Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden's new children's book "Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops," this Saturday, June 9 at the DC Armory. When a parent is deployed it's hard on the entire family, and can be a time of confusion, worry and insecurity for the children of our men and women in uniform. Dr. Biden heard first-hand about those fears and concerns from her granddaughter, Natalie, during the year her father deployed to Iraq. Knowing that countless military children share her granddaughter's feelings Dr. Biden set out to tell her story.

"Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops," is a personal account of Natalie's experience with her dad's deployment and offers coping mechanisms, ideas on how to stay connected through lengthy deployments and lets military kids know they are not alone.

The book also provides readers with ways they can support troops and military families. Dr. Biden accepted no advance for the book and will donate all net author proceeds to the USO in support of the future education of children of military families. Additionally, Simon & Schuster will make a contribution to the USO to support military children in honor of the book's publication.

WHEN: Saturday, June 9, 2012
10:00 - 11:00 am

WHERE: DC Armory
2001 East Capitol Street Southeast
Washington, DC 2003

WHO: Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden
USO President and CEO Sloan Gibson
President of USO Metropolitan Washington Elaine Rogers

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About USO of Metropolitan Washington

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