| ARLINGTON, Va. – Singer, author, actor and monologist Henry Rollins will soon embark on his seventh USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to provide a morale boost to troops stationed in the Persian Gulf region. Rollins will meet with service members, tour a variety of job posts and sign autographs.
Rollins’s past USO tour stops include Kuwait, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Honduras, Japan, Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Best known for his alternative rock/punk music, Rollins began his career with hardcore punk pioneers, Black Flag. He toured and recorded with the group until they disbanded in 1986. The following year, he reappeared with the Rollins Band and recorded several successful albums. An accomplished spoken word performer, Rollins earned a Grammy Award for 1994’s “Get in the Van,” and will be performing both his spoken word work and his music on tour next year.
Rollins also ventured into acting and has appeared in several feature films, including “Bad Boyz II,” “Jack Frost,” “Johnny Mnemonic” and “Alibi.” He currently hosts “Harmony In My Head” on 103.1 radio in Los Angeles and is host of “The Henry Rollins Show” on the Independent Film Channel.
This tour continues the USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tradition of bringing celebrities to visit troops during the holiday season. Celebrities who recently participated in USO tours include Chuck Norris, Carrie Underwood, Drowning Pool, Bill Engvall, Craig Ferguson, Kathy Kinney and Shinedown.
USO tours are sponsored by AT&T, Inc., the official telecommunications sponsor of USO entertainment tours.
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About the USO: For more than 65 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems North America, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Military Channel, S & K Sales Co., TriWest Healthcare Alliance and The Walt Disney Company. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at www.uso.org.
Armed Forces Entertainment is the lead Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel serving overseas, with priority given to those in contingency operations and at remote and isolated locations. The Department of the Air Force is the executive agent of Armed Forces Entertainment.
Founded in 1951, Armed Forces Entertainment brings a touch of home to more than 500,000 troops annually, embracing the best of Americana that stretches across all genres of entertainment. Visit www.armedforcesentertainment.com for more information.
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