Evacuee spirits lifted by USO
USO volunteers Pat Solomon, left, and Peggy Osse stock up refreshments Wednesday for Marines and sailors from Naval Air Station Pensacola who had been displaced by Tropical Storm Isaac. A group of USO volunteers from Atlanta came down to assist the more than 4,000 personnel who had been sent to Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany to escape the storm.
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