Army Entertainment selects Operation Rising Star finalists

Army Entertainment has announced the 12 finalists slated to compete in Operation Rising Star this December. U.S. Installation Management Command G9 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs will host and conduct the finals at Fort Sam Houston Theatre, to determine the 2013 rising star. Operation Rising Star is a singing contest for Soldiers and military family members similar to but not affiliated with the popular television show American Idol. Finalists from overseas garrisons include: Sgt. Oscar Bugarin from Camp Lomonnier, Djibouti; Spc. Ikilya Davenport from USAG Humphreys, Korea; and from Germany, 1st Lt. Matthew Gabriel from U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, family member Christina Lewis from U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern; and family member Raquel Sargent from U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. Read the rest of the story on the site below.

Written by Robert Dozier, U.S. Army Installation Management Command.

Retrieved 14 Nov 2013.

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