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USO-Metro hosted more than 375 active-duty service members at its third annual Service Member Appreciation Barbecue on Friday at the Freedom Center barracks. Although held June 1, the event was part of USO-Metro's May Military Appreciation Month activities, said Pam Horton, USO Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Services and Fort Meade operations manager. "It is an [opportunity] to recognize and say thank you to active-duty service members," she said. USO-Metro also shared information about its new location, which will open later this summer at the corner of Mapes and 6th Armored Calvary roads.

FIRST PHOTO: Service members compete in a Cha Cha Slide line-dance contest at the USO-Metro's third annual Service Member Appreciation Barbecue on Friday.

SECOND PHOTO: Some of the more than 375 service members who participated in USO-Metro's barbecue dine on a lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs and chips in the courtyard at the Freedom Center barracks.

THIRD PHOTO: Active-duty service members burn a few calories during a push-up contest at the USO-Metro's Service Member Appreciation Barbecue for a chance to win an Apple iPod.