It was a special day at the Motion Picture Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library yesterday.
On Wednesday Ann-Margret got a very rare award the day after her 85th birthday as she was presented with the commemorative USO Challenge Coin in honor of her years of service to American service members. The honor represented only the second time the coin was ever given, and it was on the anniversary of the first given to Bob Hope on the 50th anniversary of the organization in 1990.
The ceremony was a bit of kismet as 2026 also marks the 85th birthday for the USO, which since founded in 1941 has become the leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the well-being of the people serving in America’s military and their families. Since the start of WWII, the USO has been by the side of service members throughout their military service.
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