Pleiku, South Vietnam, Dec. 20, 1966: Diane Shelton, baton twirling champion, waits behind the stage for her performance at the Bob Hope Christmas Show. Hope’s legendary variety-style holiday show ...

During Christmas of 1971, I was stationed in Da Nang, Vietnam. Each year, the USO would entertain troops with Christmas shows all over the world — wherever soldiers were stationed. The biggest show ...

A paratrooper officer reflected upon his Vietnam service and the time he spent with Bob Hope and other celebrities there to entertain the troops serving there. “I traveled the Bob Hope Show in 1966,” ...

Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, Dec. 21, 1966: Bob Hope stands solo on stage as he delights thousands of U.S. service members with his jokes a few days before Christmas. Hope’s legendary variety-style holiday ...

As important as Bob Hope was to the GIs of WWII, he was even closer to the hearts of the grunts in Vietnam. The war was unpopular at home, most of the men were drafted, and they didn't feel like ...

THE LEGEND OF BOB HOPE entertaining American 6's started in May of 1941 when the country was at peace. When World War Il broke, Bob Hope, with a band of ""Hollywood gypsies,"' took off for Europe, ...

For half a century and through four major U.S. wars, comedian and actor Bob Hope entertained American troops with his famous USO shows. He delighted homesick service members on- and off-stage with his ...