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American Idol finalists Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young perform for U.S. sailors during a USO spring tour aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 28, 2013. U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Mary, hosted the tour.

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American Idol finalists Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young perform for U.S. sailors during a USO spring tour aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 28, 2013. U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Mary, hosted the tour.

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