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USO Holiday Tour in Iraq

Miss USA Rachel Smith, award winning recording artist Kid Rock, comedians Lewis Black, Robin Williams and 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong (L to R) are welcomed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar by Brig. Gen. Charlie Lyon commander prior to the first show of the 2007 USO holiday tour on December 17, 2007. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff hosted the 15-stop, 7-country tour thanking the forward deployed troops for their sacrifice and service. (UPI Photo/Chad J. McNeeley/Department of Defense)

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