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Celebrate Hug a G.I. Day Each year on March 4th citizens around the U.S. participate in “Hug a G.I. Day,” a day to remember active-deployed service members in the U.S. military. A Brief History of Entertaining the Troops Since the 1941 inception of the USO, or the United Service Organizations Inc, celebrities have been volunteering to entertain the active-deployed overseas soldiers. Celebrity entertainment is just part of the USO’s mission to provide morale and recreational services to U.S. service members. A Brief History of the Hollywood Canteen Between 1942 and 1945 the Hollywood Canteen was a supper club for service members about to be deployed during World War II. The club offered food, dancing and entertainment by many of Hollywood’s elite actors and performers. It was located in Hollywood, California at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard. A Brief History of the American Legion In 1919, the U.S. Congress chartered the American Legion as a wartime veterans’ organization of the U.S. Armed Forces, which was founded by veterans returning from Europe after World War I. The organization was meant to be a patriotic and a mutually-helpful organization. Top Magazine Titles for Soldiers Through the program Subscriptions for Soldiers active-deployed U.S. soldiers are able to request magazine subscriptions at no cost to them. Through research the program has identified the most requested types of magazines by soldiers.