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A folding stage, a borrowed microphone, or a full holiday show was enough to give troops a night away from routine. These archival photos follow the entertainers who brought music and comedy to service members, from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Bob Hope’s Christmas Shows in Vietnam
Bob Hope’s Christmas Shows in Vietnam: South Vietnam, 1960s. Bob Hope entertains troops on one of the Christmas tours he…
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Marilyn Monroe in Korea
Marilyn Monroe in Korea: South Korea, 1954. Monroe sings for service members during her February USO tour. She left a trip…
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Robin Williams at Camp Phoenix
Robin Williams at Camp Phoenix: Kabul, Afghanistan, December 20, 2007. Williams performs for troops at Camp Phoenix during…
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Raquel Welch on the 1967 Christmas Tour
Raquel Welch on the 1967 Christmas Tour: South Vietnam, December 1967. Raquel Welch claps and dances alongside service…
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Ann-Margret at Da Nang Air Base
Ann-Margret at Da Nang Air Base: Da Nang, South Vietnam, 1966. Ann-Margret performs during the first of her two Vietnam…
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Marlene Dietrich in Anzio
Marlene Dietrich in Anzio: Anzio, Italy, World War II. Dietrich sings at a show for American troops during her overseas USO…
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Danny Kaye Near Kumsong
Danny Kaye Near Kumsong: Near Kumsong, Korea, November 6, 1951. Comedian Danny Kaye performs for soldiers of the 5th…
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Jayne Mansfield at Da Nang
Jayne Mansfield at Da Nang: Da Nang, South Vietnam, February 15, 1967. Jayne Mansfield signs her name in wet concrete…
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Jack Benny and Ingrid Bergman in Schwäbisch Gmünd
Jack Benny and Ingrid Bergman in Schwäbisch Gmünd: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, July 24, 1945. Jack Benny and Ingrid Bergman…
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Martha Raye in Hello, Dolly!
Martha Raye in Hello, Dolly!: Camp Davis, near Saigon, South Vietnam, October 1967. Martha Raye performs in Hello, Dolly…
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Toby Keith at Forward Operating Base Warhorse
Toby Keith at Forward Operating Base Warhorse: Baqubah, Iraq, May 27, 2006. Keith grins after his guitar gets a new string…
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The Andrews Sisters Singing for Soldiers
The Andrews Sisters Singing for Soldiers: World War II. The Andrews Sisters sing in front of a group of service members in…
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Lena Horne with the Tuskegee Airmen
Lena Horne with the Tuskegee Airmen: Tuskegee, Alabama, World War II. Lena Horne sits among the Tuskegee Airmen at a…
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Sammy Davis Jr. at Long Binh
Sammy Davis Jr. at Long Binh: Long Binh, South Vietnam, February 1972. Davis speaks with a service member who came to his…
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Martha Tilton in Schwäbisch Gmünd
Martha Tilton in Schwäbisch Gmünd: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, July 24, 1945. The big-band singer performs for soldiers at…
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Bing Crosby at the London Stage Door Canteen
Bing Crosby at the London Stage Door Canteen: London, England, August 31, 1944. Bing Crosby sings for Allied troops at the…
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Scarlett Johansson in Afghanistan
Scarlett Johansson in Afghanistan: Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, December 7, 2016. A military photographer…
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Kellie Pickler at Ramstein
Kellie Pickler at Ramstein: Ramstein Air Base, Germany, December 16, 2008. Pickler performs with members of her band at the…
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Kid Rock at Kandahar
Kid Rock at Kandahar: Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 21, 2007. Kid Rock reaches out from the stage to pass a signed item…
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Stephen Colbert at Camp Victory
Stephen Colbert at Camp Victory: Baghdad, Iraq, June 2009. General Ray Odierno gives Stephen Colbert a military-style…
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The Lt. Dan Band at Camp Arifjan
The Lt. Dan Band at Camp Arifjan: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, January 28, 2012. Julie Dutchak sings during the live show by Gary…

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