Angela Hodge:
What’s your Favorite Military Memory- Seeing my brother swear my husband into the Navy for his second term
Favorite Military Base- Camp Pendleton, CA
Favorite City the Mobile has sent you? Favorite city would be Boston, Mass. I love the food, shopping and culture of downtown. The city is so vibrant and enjoyable!
Most memorable event with the USO- Supporting Harvey relief in Texas at the Ford Area in Beaumont, TX. Being able to provide a little bit of home to 1200 service members after being called to duty so fast was a really special moment and connection to our country for me.
One fun fact about yourself-
Certified 100 ft scuba diver!
Pennington Walker:
What’s your favorite military memory? After an extensive military career and moving forward with the USO into Kandahar, Afghanistan 2010, it was an honor to connect with so many of those same deployed service members when they came thru USO KAF.
Favorite Military Base: Fort Jackson
Favorite City the Mobile has sent you? Excited to travel and expand our reach within the Southeast Region.
Most memorable event with the USO and why? USO Holidays Expeditionary Tour-Erbil, Iraq (December 23-26, 2021). Traveled expeditiously via Blackhawk and Chinook to several base locations within the region, hosting USO entertainment and providing free holiday give away presents and prizes to over 1000 service members.
One fun fact about yourself? I like to dance Salsa.
Joe Holyfield:
What’s your Favorite Military Memory- Serving in the U.S. Navy for two deployments to the area around the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. I was operating and maintaining a base defense weapon system, keeping everyone as safe as possible while they were on the installation. It was very gratifying to see the weapon system in operation, saving countless lives.
Favorite Military Base- Victory Base Camp in Baghdad, Iraq
Favorite City the Mobile has sent you? Philadelphia, PA for the 2022 Army-Navy game.
Most memorable event with the USO- Easily it was a trip to Richmond Raceway in Richmond, VA back in 2021. A group of us were there to support a coworker and his family getting recognized by the track. NASCAR and the track gave us the rockstar treatment with a Garage tour and Suite access to watch the race. The highlight of the whole trip was when a video message was broadcast to the entire track from the wife of the coworker, who was deployed at the time. The family got to watch the message from their wife and mother as they were standing in Victory Lane. To cap the whole night, the car with USO branding on it actually won the race.
One fun fact about yourself-
I am a seven-time shavee in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, raising money for childhood cancer research.