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2008 Operation Rising Star

Joyce Dodson - USAG Schweinfurt, Germany
2008 Rising
Star Joyce Dodson from USAG
Schweinfurt
Germany was named the military’s top vocalist on stage at the Wallace
Theater,
Fort Belvoir. (Photo by Tim Hipps)
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1st Runner-up:
Fatima McElveen
Ft. Campbell, KY
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2nd Runner-up:

SPC Cyril Powell
Ft. Bragg, NC |
There is an internet rebroadcast of
the reveal show.
The Semi-finalists
A panel of Army Entertainment
and Industry Professionals have viewed
all installation winner videos and scored them. These are the
2008 Operation Rising Star twelve semi-finalists:
Fatima McElveen
Ft. Campbell, KY |

Amy Downing
Ft. Carson, CO
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SSG Darius Ramos
USAG Brussels, Belgium |

PFC Star Exum
USAG Red Cloud, Korea |

CPT April McDonald
Camp Stryker, Iraq |

SPC Cyril Powell
Ft. Bragg, NC |

Jill Charles
Ft. Hood, TX |

SSG Victor Trinidad
Ft. Lewis, WA |

Joyce Dodson
USAG Schweinfurt, Germany |

Indirah Tirso
Tori Station, Japan |

SSgt Dirik Cole (USAF)
Soto Cano, Honduras |

CPT Lisa Kopczynski (ANG)
Joint Base Balad, Iraq |
Congratulatons to all the local winners and our semi-finalists.
The Finalists
To determine the finalists, our twelve semi-finalists traveled to Fort
Belvoir,
VA, and competed on stage at the Wallace Theater. The 90 minute
competition was broadcast on
the Pentagon
Channel November 12 at 1300 hours EST. The show can be seen
rebroadcast online.
These six finalists were chosen by the Judging panel.

The Winners
The six finalists performed a 90 second song (preselected by
contestants from an approved list) with a live band during a 60
minute live to satellite show on the Pentagon Channel
at 1300 hours EST.
The viewing audience cast their vote via the internet
to select the winner.
The
winner was selected from a combination of judges votes and from
online votes received from viewers.
There is an internet rebroadcast of the competition show.
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Meet the Judges:
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