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Victor Hurtado (front with microphone), reigning Operation Rising Star Spc. Richard Sianoya (center) of Fort Irwin, Calif., and host GeNienne Samuels, a former Washington Redskins cheerleader, dance with the finalists in the 2008 Operation Rising Star military singing contest, Oct. 13, 2008, at Wallace Theater on Fort Belvoir, Va.

RISING STAR FINALISTS

Victor Hurtado (front with microphone), reigning Operation Rising Star Spc. Richard Sianoya (center) of Fort Irwin, Calif., and host GeNienne Samuels, a former Washington Redskins cheerleader, dance with the finalists in the 2008 Operation Rising Star military singing contest, Oct. 13, 2008, at Wallace Theater on Fort Belvoir, Va.

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