WEBVTT 00:06.929 --> 00:09.550 Hi , I'm Alejandro Lopez . I am the 00:09.560 --> 00:11.727 Center operations manager here at US . 00:11.727 --> 00:13.949 OP This is a wonderful place to be . We 00:13.949 --> 00:16.116 get to support soldiers . They're away 00:16.116 --> 00:18.338 from home . They're having fun . We get 00:18.338 --> 00:22.139 to bring the fun today . We have US O 00:22.149 --> 00:24.350 CEO and President JD Crock visiting us 00:24.360 --> 00:26.870 today along with some uh , board of 00:26.879 --> 00:28.990 governors which are senior advisor to 00:28.990 --> 00:31.239 the US O and big supporters of our 00:31.250 --> 00:33.759 mission . So the US O mission is to 00:33.770 --> 00:36.159 strengthen the well being of Americans 00:36.169 --> 00:38.729 while they serve in the military and 00:39.740 --> 00:41.740 our work is critical for their well 00:41.740 --> 00:43.851 being . So they're out here , they're 00:43.860 --> 00:46.180 away from home . They're typically on 00:46.189 --> 00:48.078 rotations , nine months away from 00:48.078 --> 00:50.300 family . So the US O we're here to show 00:50.300 --> 00:52.078 them that we have their back as 00:52.078 --> 00:54.110 Americans . Um , we support them . 00:54.119 --> 00:56.230 We're here to make sure that they can 00:56.230 --> 00:58.452 stay resilient while they're out here , 00:58.452 --> 01:00.869 um , in Cold Poland and Eastern Europe . 01:00.880 --> 01:02.824 Um , all over the world , they can 01:02.824 --> 01:04.936 count on the US so that wherever they 01:04.936 --> 01:06.824 go , we go with them . So they're 01:06.824 --> 01:08.660 working really hard . So we have 01:08.669 --> 01:11.110 soldiers from all over . Um , it's long 01:11.120 --> 01:13.342 days . The mission is tough out here in 01:13.342 --> 01:15.489 Eastern Europe . And so to have an 01:15.500 --> 01:17.760 opportunity to just have some grilled 01:17.769 --> 01:20.779 food , uh some games , some corn hole , 01:20.790 --> 01:22.957 our service members are working really 01:22.957 --> 01:25.179 hard out here . And I think it's really 01:25.179 --> 01:27.234 important for us to have events like 01:27.234 --> 01:29.346 these that helps raise their morale . 01:29.346 --> 01:31.346 It raises their spirits in order to 01:31.346 --> 01:33.568 take that break . So the reason that we 01:33.568 --> 01:35.623 are able to provide these events out 01:35.623 --> 01:37.846 here in Eastern Europe and in Poland is 01:37.846 --> 01:39.790 because we have supporters back in 01:39.790 --> 01:41.957 America that care about the well being 01:41.957 --> 01:43.846 of service members while they are 01:43.846 --> 01:45.734 serving the military . So we have 01:45.734 --> 01:47.568 Americans that provide support , 01:47.568 --> 01:47.459 whether it's financial or they 01:47.470 --> 01:50.370 volunteer . So out here , we have 01:50.379 --> 01:52.779 volunteers that , that support us in 01:52.790 --> 01:54.639 running the front desk and , and 01:54.650 --> 01:57.339 executing um these types of events that 01:57.349 --> 01:59.680 we have . I feel incredibly grateful 01:59.690 --> 02:02.169 that I have this opportunity to support 02:02.180 --> 02:04.236 our soldiers and our service members 02:04.236 --> 02:06.458 while they're serving our country . You 02:06.458 --> 02:08.458 know , they're away from home for a 02:08.458 --> 02:10.458 long time . We've got moms , dads , 02:10.458 --> 02:13.039 brothers , sisters , um daughters , 02:13.050 --> 02:15.429 sons that are far away , they're gone 02:15.440 --> 02:17.662 for the holidays . And so to be able to 02:17.662 --> 02:19.884 provide anything that's gonna make it a 02:19.884 --> 02:22.070 little bit easier um to lift up their 02:22.080 --> 02:23.969 spirits and make it through these 02:23.969 --> 02:26.024 really long deployments . And really 02:26.024 --> 02:28.247 long days , it really is an honor and a 02:28.247 --> 02:28.029 privilege .