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Sesame Street star Elmo shares his ideas for how he could help the United Service Organizations with Gary Knell, Sesame Workshop president. The two addressed the crowd gathered for the 2008 USO World Gala in Washington on Oct. 1, 2008, to let them know about Sesame Workshop's partnership with USO. The program "The Sesame Street Experience," is a free, traveling tour for military families. It's part of the Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect," program that helps military families handle the stresses of military life. DoD photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Sesame Street star Elmo shares his ideas for how he could help the United Service Organizations with Gary Knell, Sesame Workshop president. The two addressed the crowd gathered for the 2008 USO World Gala in Washington on Oct. 1, 2008, to let them know about Sesame Workshop's partnership with USO. The program "The Sesame Street Experience," is a free, traveling tour for military families. It's part of the Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect," program that helps military families handle the stresses of military life. DoD photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Sesame Street star Elmo shares his ideas for how he could help the United Service Organizations with Gary Knell, Sesame Workshop president. The two addressed the crowd gathered for the 2008 USO World Gala in Washington on Oct. 1, 2008, to let them know about Sesame Workshop's partnership with USO. The program "The Sesame Street Experience," is a free, traveling tour for military families. It's part of the Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect," program that helps military families handle the stresses of military life. DoD photo by Samantha L. Quigley

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