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Article: CARSON FAMILY MEMBER ADVANCES TO RISING STAR SEMIFINALS

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November 5, 2009
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FORT CARSON, Colo., Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:

A Fort Carson Family member is among the 12 finalists competing for the 2009 Operation Rising Star grand prize, which includes three days of studio time at a professional recording studio in Los Angeles.

Lisa Pratt advanced to the semifinals, which begin Nov. 14 at Wallace Theater, Fort Belvoir, Va., after 12 judges reviewed videotaped performances to reduce the field of 35 winners from military installations worldwide down to the final dozen.

Pratt said she was both surprised and shocked she made the semifinals.

"I knew it would be hard to get in because of all the talented contestants. I thought it was a long ...

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