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Deployed Airmen connect through reading program

United Service Organizations members lay out books for Airmen to pick out for the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program Nov. 1, 2021, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program gives service members an opportunity to connect with loved ones while they are separated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Otte)

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Deployed Airmen connect through reading program

U.S. Airmen with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing pick out books to read for the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program Nov. 1, 2021, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program gives service members an opportunity to connect with loved ones while they are separated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Otte)

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Deployed Airmen connect through reading program

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Deering, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, records himself reading, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” for the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program Nov. 1, 2021, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Deering participated in the Bob Hope Legacy Reading Program to connect with his nephew back in the United States while he is deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Otte)

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Deployed Airmen connect through reading program

Published Nov. 8, 2021
By Senior Airman Cameron Otte
332 Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs