SOUTH KOREA, — The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders partnered with USO to visit four military bases in South Korea late last month.
The cheerleaders visited Camp Walker, Camp Humphreys, Camp Casey and Camp Bonifas from Feb. 22 to Feb. 26, USO officials said in a news release. On the visit, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders hosted dance performances, a youth cheer clinic, and meet and greets with service members and families.
They also visited with service members to learn about their missions and equipment, participated in a reenlistment ceremony, and joined a Coffee Connection to offer work/life balance tips and a makeup and hair tutorial for service members’ spouses and interested soldiers, USO officials said.
“We are excited to continue the 44-year partnership with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders touring South Korea, the site of the first Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders tour in 1979,” said Jennifer Wahlquist, Vice President of the USO’s Global Entertainment Division. “This tour allows us to show those on the front lines of freedom how much their service and sacrifice means to us back home. We are honored to be able to help strengthen the well-being of those serving in our military and their families in Korea where service members are either separated from their families, or, if accompanied, are a long way from home.”
“The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is proud to partner with the USO to support those in America’s military and their families wherever they are deployed,” said Shelly Roper-McCaslin, special projects coordinator and tour manager for the DCC. “The heartfelt efforts to remind those who serve, how much we value the crucial work that keeps us free and safe and to bring a piece of home to them, have been an important part of our organization’s history.”
This was the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' 85th tour with USO and 39th to Korea, specifically. The first USO tour was also to Korea in 1979, officials said.
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