USO Award

[enchanted]

USO OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE’S 33rd ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER SALUTES MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS AND CELEBRITIES
Writer-Producer Sebastian Junger, Singer-Songwriter Stevie Nicks, Quarterback Peyton Manning to be Recognized for Their Support of Troops and Their Families
On March 24 ,2015:blob2::blob1:
USO Achievement Award: Stevie Nicks, singer and songwriter, holds the record for the most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded service members as part of USO-Metro’s celebrity handshake tours. Over the years, she donated hundreds of iPods filled with music to those recovering at the then Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Nicks was so moved by her visits that she wrote the song “Soldier’s Angel” which was released as a single in 2011 and appears on her album “In Your Dreams.” Nicks will also present USO-Metro’s Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to Seema Reza.

[johnnystorms]

USO OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE’S 33rd ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER SALUTES MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS AND CELEBRITIES
Writer-Producer Sebastian Junger, Singer-Songwriter Stevie Nicks, Quarterback Peyton Manning to be Recognized for Their Support of Troops and Their Families
On March 24 ,2015:blob2::blob1:
USO Achievement Award: Stevie Nicks, singer and songwriter, holds the record for the most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded service members as part of USO-Metro’s celebrity handshake tours. Over the years, she donated hundreds of iPods filled with music to those recovering at the then Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Nicks was so moved by her visits that she wrote the song “Soldier’s Angel” which was released as a single in 2011 and appears on her album “In Your Dreams.” Nicks will also present USO-Metro’s Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to Seema Reza.

so impressive!
no matter what the detractors might say about her DIVA attitude, this shows her heart is truly in the right place!

[sasja]

It reads in the article that tribute bands will be fund raising :)

[Danielle]

Oops, should have paid more attention!

[PenguinHead]

I'm elated that she is being recognized for her compassion. It's quite impressive that she is singled out for contributing the most time among the recipients.
This is more wide-sweeping than any music award, as it is recognition for her humanitarian efforts. She's a national treasure. She needs a statue now ! Or perhaps her face carved into Mount Rushmore. lol

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>We to honor 30 MOH, Stevie Nicks, Peyton Manning, Sebastian Junger &amp; Seema Reza <a href="http://t.co/p0fzlbfzBg">http://t.co/p0fzlbfzBg</a> <a href="http://t.co/3x0GxluSdu">pic.twitter.com/3x0GxluSdu</a></p>&mdash; USO-Metro (@USOMetroDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/USOMetroDC/status/576904827910914049">March 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[gssmith]

I'm elated that she is being recognized for her compassion. It's quite impressive that she is being singled out for contributing the most time among the the recipients.
This is more wide-sweeping than any music award, as it is recognition for her humanitarian efforts. She's a national treasure. She needs a statue now ! lol

😂 that's funny! There is an award given out by the president. The Kennedy Center award I think it's called?

[StreetAngel86]

This is more wide-sweeping than any music award, as it is recognition for her humanitarian efforts. She's a national treasure. She needs a statue now ! Or perhaps her face carved into Mount Rushmore. lol

yes please.
time to see some WOMEN up there :D

[J.Miller]

I am so proud of Stevie getting this award. I wonder if she will be present during the ceremony . I am also happy that Peyton Manning is getting an award too since I'm a Broncos fan.

[BlueDenimLamp]

I am so proud of Stevie getting this award. I wonder if she will be present during the ceremony . I am also happy that Peyton Manning is getting an award too since I'm a Broncos fan.

The article states..."Nicks will also present USO-Metro’s Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to Seema Reza".... So it sounds like she will be there...

A little more information...

WHAT: 2015 USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore 33rd Annual Awards Dinner

WHEN: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
5:00p.m. Media Availability
7:00p.m. Program begins

WHERE: Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson David Highway
Arlington, Va. 22202

WHO: The USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore (USO-Metro) is proud to partner with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation to salute Medal of Honor recipients, celebrities and citizens for their extraordinary service during its 34rd Annual Awards Dinner on March 24, 2015 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Nearly 30 Medal of Honor recipients from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan will be recognized, as well as private citizens who will be honored for going “above and beyond,” both on and off the battlefield.

Honorees include the following in order of award presentation:
Legacy of Hope Award: Sebastian Junger, war correspondent, best-selling author, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and one of America's most acclaimed writers, embodies the spirit of this award. Junger will be honored for his heart-wrenching storytelling of the challenges military members endure during combat and upon returning home through his writing and production of the non-fiction movie trilogy: Restrepo, Korengal and The Last Patrol.

Outstanding Achievement Award: Stevie Nicks, singer and songwriter, holds the record for the most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded service members as part of USO-Metro’s celebrity handshake tours. Over the years, Nicks has donated hundreds of iPods filled with music to those recovering at the then Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Nicks was so moved by her hospital visits that she wrote the song “Soldier’s Angel” which was released as a single in 2011 and appears on her album “In Your Dreams.” Nicks will also present USO-Metro’s Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to Seema Reza.

Col. John Gioia Patriot Award: Seema Reza, poet and essayist, has spent years working with wounded, ill and injured service members at military hospitals and USO Warrior and Family Centers at Fort Belvoir and Bethesda. Reza conducts workshops to help service members recovering from visible and invisible wounds express themselves through art, writing, film and music. Reza will read a poem about her personal experiences working with these service members to a performance by Grammy-nominated, progressive hip-hop and multi-instrumentalist Christylez Bacon.

USO Merit Award: Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, is being recognized for dedicating his time to boost morale of our troops through a USO tour which included stops in Afghanistan, Kuwait and the USS John C. Stennis (CVN74). As part of USO-Metro’s celebrity handshake tours, Manning has visited wounded, ill and injured service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda. Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, the 2014 USO Merit Award recipient, will introduce the award.

The Boeing Company serves as the evening's Presenting Sponsor, while DynCorp International is the event’s first Gold Sponsor. USO-Metro’s Annual Awards Dinner is attended by senior government and military leaders, celebrities and community leaders. Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev will perform the national anthem.

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About USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore
USO-Metro is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization chartered by Congress, and dedicated to “serving those who serve, and their families” in Washington-Baltimore region. It is through the generous financial support of individuals and organizations in the local community that USO-Metro is able to fulfill its mission to “Lift the spirits of America’s troops and their families”. With the help of thousands of devoted volunteers, USO-Metro provides programs and services for active duty troops, their families, wounded, ill and injured service members and their caregivers through its Mobile USO program, six USO Centers, which include two of the largest USO Centers in the world, the Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir and Bethesda, and four USO airport lounges. For more information please visit http://www.USOMetro.org or “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter by searching USOMetroDC.

USO Press Release (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12586144.htm)

[BlueDenimLamp]

So while they are still there I went and grabbed Stevie's journal entries from the "Nicks Fix" regarding her visits to WRAMC and Bethesda...


Stevie's Journal Entries Regarding Visits to the Injured Troops






To all the troops around the world~ I send you all my energy in this, the New Year. I thought you might like to hear about my last visit to Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals, so here is my journal entry that begins my new journal.

Thank you for what you do~
Dance whenever you can~
I love you
Stevie Nicks



January 14th, 2006

I haven’t written in my journal for weeks. That is very unlike me…I think it is because my last 3-day trip to Bethesda, Walter Reed and Arlington National Cemetery deeply affected me. It happens every time I go~

It actually leaves me speechless…

Each time I go I find out more about the war thru these young peoples’ eyes. One boy said – “Don’t idolize us~ at the point of battle we are just fighting to keep our friends alive~ Iraqi and American… I guess that is what we would all do. You are on a team~ and the Iraqi people are lovely~ and you bond. You are emotionally touched by something every day and in simple terms, you feel that you are helping. That is what freedom means to them and they are willing, everyday, to risk their lives for it.

So, as Mick and I went from room to room delivering their tiny iPod~ they told us their stories. Mick became his tall, loving, father figure, English self~ taking in every word they said~ remaining calm (at least on the outside) inspiring them. We floated from room to room down thru the halls of the 2 hospitals over a three-day period. We gave out all our iPods. Right before I left for D.C., Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry dug into their pockets and came up with $10,000 for me. In my eyes they went from the coolest rock stars to generous great men~ as my press agent Liz Rosenberg said~ every returning wounded soldier should be given an iPod. It will be an integral part of their recovery.

The morning of the second day, Mick and I went to Arlington National Cemetery. We had no idea what to expect that day. We walked among the graves and stood together in the exact place where John Kennedy had stood two weeks before his death. He is buried there~ overlooking Washington, D.C. He has the best view in the city. He is everywhere there and you can feel it.

We went then to lay a wreath upon the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The ceremony takes place in a great white stone structure~ an amphitheatre. It was very grand. We visited a moment in the display room where specific medals and flags are housed~ beautiful folded blue flags like the one I have that was my fathers. And then, as only heads of state are usually allowed to do, we walked thru the doors of history and down the many steps to the great white tomb of the unknown soldiers~

The tomb guard says….
“Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood are here to represent the 90,000 men and women that did not return.” We laid our hands on the wreath and walked 4 steps. Then the tomb guard took the wreath and laid it down. Then, out of nowhere came a soldier with a trumpet. Softly~ and delicately~ he played Taps~ the saddest song of all~ and he played it beautifully. As Mick and I went back up the stairs, it occurred to me that I would never forget this moment~ and what it might mean to die for one’s country. Then I cried. You can’t not cry. It is all so terribly serious. Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks have never stood so straight. My only regret is that my father, who died at the end of last summer, was not there with us. He would have been so proud.

Then we went on to visit the graves of the 7 astronauts who did not make it back. Christa McAuliffe and I shared the same birthday, May 26th. I definitely had a moment with her. She would do it all again. Christa wanted to fly.

So all that said, what we try to do on our visits, is to use our power to call back that charmed, childlike innocence~ and the answer to that, in my opinion~ is music. Music gives you the strength to keep moving. Music inspires you. Inspired people don’t stay down.

So, in closing, it was awesome. I have never seen so many beautiful long eyelashes in one place. One can’t help but fall in love with each one of them. And Dr. Wagner and Ellen and Mike and Joe and Elaine, you are….
My heroes~

Thank you to the USO of Metropolitan Washington for letting us come to your hospitals~

You are awesome.



Janaury 29th, 2006

Today we heard on the news that Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt were hit by an IED bomb. We are all very concerned. Not much information has been given yet….
Stevie



January 30th, 2006

It was reported on the news tonight that Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt had arrived at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in DC…..
Stevie



Tuesday Morning ~ 11:15am
January 31st, 2006

Today I sent Bob Woodruff, and his cameraman Doug Vogt, iPods. A world-class newsman, and his Emmy winning cameraman, unbelieveable. I am very sad about this. He along with Elizabeth Vargas took over for my favorite guy, Peter Jennings. This was the coveted “World News” spot. I could say that they shouldn’t have gone~ they have kids, but… but that’s what we do, we reach out to tell the world those stories they need to know. I write songs and go where I have to go. They report the news and… go where they have to go. There’s always a risk. They were standing up filming when their tank drove over a bomb. It blew up all around them. That’s what I.E.D.’s , improvised explosive devices, do. They destroy from a distance; a cowards bomb. We don’t really know the extent of their injuries.

Pray for them.



We leave for Melbourne Australia tonight at 11:45. I got up at 10:00 today so I could have my quiet time on this, our last day in L.A. We will be back in 5 weeks. That seems like a long time to me now~ but as we all know…
Time is flying~

So, off I go into the wild blue yonder once again. What an adventure~ and New Zealand too…I’m sure the minute I get on the plane this nervous, “not wanting to go” thing will be gone` just like stage fright.

So, bon voyage, America, for awhile. Goodbye, house that I love and, goodbye “tree of my heart”~
I will be right back~
Love,
Steph



Journal Entries July 2005
Friday July 8th, 2005
Washington, D.C.

Today started out as normal as any other day~ misty but sunny~a day off for me and my band~ a time to rest from a tour that began last May~ a sweet day in Washington, D.C.~ Except for…this was the day I chose to go to the Walter Reed Hospital and visit with the boys back from Iraq~ a few hours to spread my magic and give away some of my music~ sign some rock & roll t-shirts~ and come back home for an early night because tomorrow we fly to Charlotte for a show and then back here to play D.C. on Sunday… How simple my idea of this day now seems. I look at life through the eyes of a rock and roll fairy princess who lives for nothing more than to sing a song~ break a few hearts~ and fly on to the next city and do it all again…until today.

I walked into Walter Reed today a single woman with no children~ I walked out~ a mother, a wife, a girlfriend, a sister, a daughter, a nurse, a patient’s advocate~ a changed woman~ what I saw today will never leave my heart. The boys of Iraq~ (and a few older ones, too).

And the families~ the father who showed me the shrapnel they took out of his son~ and then took his medals and laid them at his child’s feet~ such a beautiful father…in so much pain, but always hopeful~ his son will make it~ and I believe that…

The father who said - "His eyes are closed, but he hears you. See, his hand is making the sign of "Mahalo"~ his eyes are closed, but those tears mean he sees you~" I made him promise to listen to my music~ he promised. And his mother, I felt her pain more vividly than I have ever felt the pain of a mother’s love in my whole life. I told her I could only imagine what that would be like. I hugged her for a long time thinking that maybe if I didn’t let her go~ we would just wake up from this dream. But war is real~ it’s not a dream~ and I had to let her go. That was hard. I felt some of my spirit leave my body and go over to her; I hope she felt it too…Mahalo, I won’t forget you…

And the mom’s…oh yes, our moms just never give up…they just sit there and pray and make promises to God~ "if you will just bring him back…just take me…" and they mean it. And standing in those rooms with them I meant it too…whatever it takes, God, just do it.

And the sisters…I have a brother. He is 5 years younger than me, but he is still my baby. Even the thought of him being taken from me drains the joy from my body~ and the world would be joyless. I saw that in those little sisters eyes~ "you can’t have my brother…he is too young; we have only just begun to live. So I pray for these boys to gather their strength and their angels about them and come back to us. I pray that these brilliant doctors that surround them are able to work the miracles that are needed here. I place a circle of white light around them~ like a million white candles burning for their recovery and their strength and their determination to come back to us…


Tuesday Night, July 12th, 2005
Miami, Florida

I finished that last sentence at 3:30 last Friday night. I was so tired, I could write not another word~ we had a show in Charlotte the next day and I needed to go to sleep. But I couldn’t sleep. The faces of my new found injured friends haunted my thoughts~ so I called my mother in Phoenix knowing that she would listen to what I had written and calm me so I could sleep. I read my words to her, as I have done so many times before, and I cried. How could this happen? What can I do? Mom, they are so young, I just can’t stand it…She listened, as she always has, and began to weave her wisdom around me. She said~ whatever it takes to keep war from our shores. Whatever it takes to keep 9-11 from happening again. It’s all about freedom and our way of life. I asked these same questions when I worked at the prisoner of war camp in World War II~ whatever it takes to keep war from our cities. These young men are, in no uncertain terms, fighting for our freedom. So what you can do, Stevie, is love them and visit them and most importantly, tell the world what you experienced so that people know what these boys have given up. Your job here has always been to bring information to the world through your songs~ and to your audiences when you talk to them. This visit to Walter Reed Hospital is another stepping-stone in your life. You had to see it to believe it~ and now go tell the world.

So, once again~ thank you for those brave moms, …and thank you for my own mom, for Barbara, for her words that allowed me to sleep that night. She has always been my "way out", my solution, my great love…

And I will do something. Me and my guitar player, friend, Waddy~ and my dear little assistant, Karen. We will think of something. We’ll start a foundation, we will tell the world what we saw~ we’ll keep tabs on our boys at Walter Reed~ and we will love them every day in our hearts~ and we will WISH THEM WELL.

[Macfanforever]

I'm so happy for her that she got this award.

I love SA .I'm glad it got recognized.

Side note. Speaking of USO shows.My friend which will turn 96 years young next week which was a WWII veteran seen Bob Hope and Micky Rooney live at a USO show while serving our country overseas in early 1940's.Thanks for your service Joe........................

[kathy1]

congrats stevie on the award.

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>What a thrill to INTV Stevie Nicks about what she says is more important to her than Fleetwood Mac - 9p <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsChannel8">@NewsChannel8</a> <a href="http://t.co/SEA0cGAzMr">pic.twitter.com/SEA0cGAzMr</a></p>&mdash; Alex Parker (@ParkerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParkerSports/status/580488969344909312">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stevie Nicks - with Peyton Manning - in town tonight for USO honors. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edgeof18?src=hash">#edgeof18</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7News">@abc7news</a> <a href="http://t.co/rs8wcwdZ2M">pic.twitter.com/rs8wcwdZ2M</a></p>&mdash; Alex Parker (@ParkerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParkerSports/status/580485545333248001">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Danielle]

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[Danielle]

Quick red carpet interview: http://bit.ly/1BpRsBT

[vivfox]

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[michelej1]

Oh, that's a really nice picture of Mick and Stevie.

Michele

[StreetAngel86]

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amazing.
thank you.
if she told me everything would be ok. i would believe her.
and only her. :xoxo:

[Sanne2]

So nice to see she dressed up for this very special occasion! *rolling eyes so hard my head hurts*

[SisterNightroad]

So nice to see she dressed up for this very special occasion! *rolling eyes so hard my head hurts*
I thought the exact same thing.
But I have to say that maybe it was the right choice to not drive the attention on her fashion outfit and concentrate on the serious topic instead...

[J.Miller]

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Remember that Stevie is fitting this in between two shows. She gave a great interview. Once again I am so proud of her.

[Hawkeye]

This is awesome. And stevie sounded so sincere and genuine telling the story of the boy with the closed eyes. I could feel how much she cared.


But did she really need to tell the condensed gypsy story on her day off :laugh:

[lulu28]

I thought the exact same thing.
But I have to say that maybe it was the right choice to not drive the attention on her fashion outfit and concentrate on the serious topic instead...

She could have worn a paper sack last night and I wouldn't have cared. I am so proud of her for her work with our soldiers. So to everyone who calls her shallow, self centered and out of touch, watch the interview from last night and go back and read her journal entries. This woman has a heart of gold. Yes, she is eccentric in many ways and yes, her day to day life is way different than most of ours, but she does genuinely care about others. I'll take this type of recognition for her vs. a new Fleetwood Mac OR solo album, any time! This truly shows who she is and what she is made of! Congratulations Stevie! :woohoo:

[jkmaletic]

thanks for those who posted the videos. I wonder if we'll ever get video of her actually accepting the award? And as far as what she wears to any kind of event, if it is the same thing over and over again, I could care less. Clearly she's comfortable in it. Whatever.


Jamie

[wheart]

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This made me cry.

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stevie was honored in Washington DC last evening at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USO?src=hash">#USO</a>-Metro’s 33rd Annual Awards Dinner <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Troops?src=hash">#Troops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StevieNicks?src=hash">#StevieNicks</a> <a href="http://t.co/l0yaKn6haD">pic.twitter.com/l0yaKn6haD</a></p>&mdash; Stevie Nicks (@StevieNicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/status/580817119220277248">March 25, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[lulu28]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stevie was honored in Washington DC last evening at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USO?src=hash">#USO</a>-Metro’s 33rd Annual Awards Dinner <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Troops?src=hash">#Troops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StevieNicks?src=hash">#StevieNicks</a> <a href="http://t.co/l0yaKn6haD">pic.twitter.com/l0yaKn6haD</a></p>&mdash; Stevie Nicks (@StevieNicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/status/580817119220277248">March 25, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

^^^^
I love this picture SO much! Yay for Stevie and Vincent!!

[lovethemac1]

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Why is this empty for me? ie. the screen is black and nothing is showing up???

[michelej1]

http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/03/25/uso-metro-celebrates-military-valor-in-star-studded-night/70448876/

Elizabeth Jia, WUSA 9 5:15 p.m. EDT March 25, 2015


Nearly 30 Medal of Honor recipients get recognized for their valor in wars spanning World War II, Vietnam, Korea and Afghanistan. Stevie Nicks and Peyton Manning were also honored, 3.24.15.

ARLINGTON, Va. (WUSA9) --- USO-Metro held a star-studded awards gala celebrating active duty military and veterans having served wars spanning World World Two, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac and Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos were also honored, 3.24.15.

Manning has flown overseas to visit our troops in the Middle East.

"I play a sport. These fourth and inches for our military could mean life or death. So I definitely have the sport that I play in perspective," said the star quarterback.

On the day of the USO-Metro gala, Manning visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

"Some of the folks that I'd met there battling serious injuries, long, long term injuries, long-term rehabilitation. But just their attitude and their faith, is very inspiring," Manning said.

Stevie Nicks has spent countless hours over five years visiting veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. She said she developed close relationships with the recovering veterans and their families.

"Well you take a lot of secrets, because they tell you a lot of things, it's like you know things that... that you can never tell. And that's... heavy. And you take their heart with you, you take their soul with you," Nicks tells WUSA9.

USO-Metro also honored Sebastian Junger, war correspondent and author, and Seema Reza, poet and essayist. Both have produced works supporting troops and their families.

Written and Produced by: Elizabeth Jia
WUSA 9

[vivfox]

Why is this empty for me? ie. the screen is black and nothing is showing up???

It might not be available in your area.

[Macfanforever]

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I'm glad that they attend this in their busy tour schedule.


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Thanks Viv for this video.

Why is this empty for me? ie. the screen is black and nothing is showing up???

It might not be available in your area.

It could be geoblocked.I dont know why in Canada this is happening .

[lovethemac1]

I'm glad that they attend this in their busy tour schedule.




Thanks Viv for this video.





It could be geoblocked.I dont know why in Canada this is happening .

Darn, I'm dying of curiosity now.
The picture of Mick and Stevie showed up. Mick is sooo tanned. He looks really good.

[Macfanforever]

Darn, I'm dying of curiosity now.
The picture of Mick and Stevie showed up. Mick is sooo tanned. He looks really good.

Try this.I post it on my Dailymotion channel.


<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2kph4g" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2kph4g_stevie-uso-interview-march-2015_news" target="_blank">Stevie USO interview March-2015</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/wppcproductions" target="_blank">wppcproductions</a></i>

[michelej1]

Darn, I'm dying of curiosity now.
The picture of Mick and Stevie showed up. Mick is sooo tanned. He looks really good.

And his hair is so well-coiffed. Michele

[michelej1]

U.S. Department of Defense, March 26, 2015

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128470

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr., DoD News, Defense Media Activity

USO Award Recipients

Sebastian Junger, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, author and war correspondent, received the Legacy of Hope Award for “helping people better understand and appreciate the challenges military members face during combat and upon returning home,” according to a USO Metro citation.

Junger, who said it was “absolutely thrilling” to be honored by such a “venerable, important institution” as the USO, has covered war since the early 90’s, and, he said, felt compelled to bring U.S. troops’ experiences to the forefront for the nation.

“If we’re going to go to war, he said, “as a nation, we really should understand what that means for soldiers; what that involves. I think more information is better, so I avoided the political discourse … and really focused on the troops.”

Singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks was recognized with the USO Achievement Award as the record holder for most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

According to the USO-Metro, Nicks spent eight to 12 hours a day, two to three days at a time, holding the hands of wounded service members and comforting their caregivers as part of the USO-Metro’s Celebrity Handshake Tour.

Nicks said the USO-Metro’s recognition was “really special, because, honestly, my time there was between 2005 and 2009, and 2009 is a pretty long time ago.”

The singer encouraged other celebrities to “go there and spend a couple of hours whenever they can, because it means so much

Seema Reza, a poet and essayist, received the Col. John Gioia Patriot Award for her efforts in coordinating a “unique” hospital arts program, and years spent with wounded, ill and injured service members at military hospitals.

Peyton Manning, starting quarterback for the NFL’s Denver Broncos, was honored with the USO-Metro’s Merit Award for “his commitment to lifting the morale of U.S. troops” during a 2013 USO Tour and as part of the USO-Metro’s Celebrity Handshake Tour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

[johnb84]

Brava Stevie. ..you deserve accolades/.

[BlueDenimLamp]

There doesn't seem to be much information about Stevie's "Band Of Soldiers" foundation...No website (if there is I can't find it) No online donations...Looks like some kind of privately funded organization...The only things I can find are about it's charitable organization status like this...http://www.nonprofitfacts.com/CA/Stevie-Nicks-Band-Of-Soldiers.html

I think she would do better at raising awareness if "Band Of Soldiers" were public with links on her social media sites...

Without digging out my copy of "IYD" does anyone know if the soldier presenting Stevie with her award is the same guy in the doc?

[Macfanforever]

I was thinking this song probably get more coverage and touched more peoples lives if Stevie and Lindsey played it live on the 2013 FM tour.

[michelej1]

WJLA by Alex Parker

ARLINGTON, Va. (NewsChannel 8) – One of the most successful and recognizable singers in music history has found a higher calling.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/03/stevie-nicks-finds-a-higher-calling-helping-wounded-warriors-112581.html#ixzz3VfYEgU8W
Follow us: @ABC7News on Twitter | WJLATV on Facebook

Rock icon Stevie Nicks has devoted countless hours visiting and helping wounded warriors and their families heal—both physically and emotionally.

“I am more proud of this than Fleetwood Mac or any of the other things I’ve done,” she said.

Nicks, the Grammy-award winning singer and star of Fleetwood Mac, was in the Washington area Tuesday, receiving an award for her profound and passionate work with the USO.

“Doing this gives me something that the rest of my world does not give me and could not possibly give me,” she said.

Nicks hopes others can someday read the numerous stories of the soldiers she’s encountered, and her devotion to helping these veterans and their families is a feeling she doesn’t expect to fade any time soon.

“I have to always come back here,” she said.

[michelej1]

PR Web [click for video of Stevie, Peyton Manning, et.] 3/27/2015

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12614764.htm

As part of the star-studded affair, Nicks was awarded the 2015 USO-Metro Achievement Award by Corporal Vincent Mannion-Brodeur - who was severely wounded in Iraq after being hit be in IED and who Nicks has kept in touch with over the years. The singer holds the record for the most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded service members as part of USO-Metro’s celebrity handshake hospital visits. Nicks has also donated hundreds of iPods filled with music to those recovering at the then Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. The singer was so moved by her visits with troops that she wrote the song “Soldier’s Angel,” which was released in 2011 and appears on her “In Your Dreams” album.

Attributed to Stevie Nicks:

“I have been in the ICU and talked to people who were maybe 17 hours off the battle field. It’s a different world and it is a world that I have to say, as proud as I am of my work with Fleetwood Mac and my singing, I am most proud of this. I am most proud of being a part of you. I am most proud to work with the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines and the Coast Guard.”

[enchanted]

Stevie is on OReilly Factor on Fox tonite at 8 and 11 PM Eastern showing her getting USO award :blob1::blob2:

[vivfox]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ulCA1d0ikJ8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Danielle]

Stevie is on OReilly Factor on Fox tonite at 8 and 11 PM Eastern showing her getting USO award :blob1::blob2:

I endured an hour of that and they never showed her getting the award, just a short clip of an interview we'd already seen. :distress:

[BlueDenimLamp]

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r663/Nicksiannation/sss_zps0jv6vbin.png

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r663/Nicksiannation/proxy_zpsf3iklzc0.jpg

Looks like Stevie will be in "Rolling Stone" again ( 4/23 ) issue...

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Check out .<a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks">@StevieNicks</a> interview with .<a href="https://twitter.com/USOMetroDC">@USOMetroDC</a> ! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StevieNicks?src=hash">#StevieNicks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Veterans?src=hash">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://t.co/TMhB2Axd9L">https://t.co/TMhB2Axd9L</a></p>&mdash; Stevie Nicks (@StevieNicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/status/587700997264384004">April 13, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[welcomechris]

New Videos

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[BlueDenimLamp]

Nothing new here as it's already in the other thread...

[welcomechris]

Where is that thread? One of these videos was only uploaded yesterday....

[Danielle]

Where is that thread? One of these videos was only uploaded yesterday....

They're all here (http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=55041&page=4). :)