4TROOPS to Perform USO Concert LIVE Online

4TROOPS to Perform USO Concert LIVE Online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2010
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Sharee Posey, (703) 740-4980
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4TROOPS to Perform USO Concert LIVE Online With Help From Stickam
The 30-Minute Show to be Featured on USO.org
WHAT: USO Concert Featuring 4TROOPS
WHEN: July 2, 2010 2:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: New York, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/ (Courtesy of stickam.com)

WHY: 4TROOPS, a new vocal group of U.S. combat veterans signed to Sony Masterworks, will perform a 30-minute USO concert live from New York City on July 2, 2010, at 2:00 pm EST. Broadcast exclusively online the concert is being streamed with the help of Stickam, an industry leader in online multimedia communications services. During the concert, 4TROOPS will answer questions from fans, share their thoughts on what it means to serve our nation and reflect on their USO experiences. Fans will be able to view the concert live and submit advance questions for the group online via http://www.uso.org/.

Each member of the group served on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is on a mission to give back to troops. Their self-titled debut album was released May 11, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the USO and other organizations that support U.S. soldiers, veterans and their families. Most recently, the quartet has made appearances on “Good Morning America,” “The View,” “CNN,” “Nightline” and “Larry King Live,” among other prominent news programs. Their PBS special “4TROOPS: Live From the Intrepid” is currently airing on PBS stations nationwide and this fall the group will embark on a 50-city national tour.
This is the first-ever USO concert available exclusively on the web.

If you watched America's Got Talent last year, you would have heard the beautiful voice of Sgt. Daniel Jens. I really wanted him to win! This group is really good and even better is they are all veterans.

Former Sgt. Daniel Jens, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was attracted to becoming a musician/singer after seeing Elvis and The Beatles perform and hearing the adoring screams of their female fans. He was inspired to join the Army and serve his country after the events of 9/11. In October of 2007 he deployed to Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division as a crew member of the Field Artillery Cannon. Jens sang at everything from Prayer Breakfasts to Talent Nights at the U.S. Embassy. Upon his return, Daniel went on to become one of the top twenty acts in season three of America’s Got Talent.

Former Cpt. Meredith Melcher spent four years in the Army as an officer in the Medical Service Corps where she was deployed in support of the first Operation Iraqi Freedom. While on the front lines of Iraq her ambulance platoon successfully evacuated hundreds of injured Americans and Iraqis to higher levels of medical treatment. Upon her return, she was cast in the 2004 U.S. Army Soldier Show and performed for audiences of military personnel and civilians worldwide.

Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Ron Henry retired from the Army after a twenty-year military career; his last seven years were spent traveling unprotected roads in Iraq in the dangerous position of Transporter and Transportation Manager. Influenced by Gospel music, Ron delivered stellar performances in the first season of Military Idol, a show that featured military contestants in the popular American Idol format. He went on to lead the successful Army singing group “Transportation Express,” lifting the morale of those families whose military parents were serving multiple deployments back to back.

Former Sgt. David Clemo – who was in Basic Training, getting his first ID on 9/11 – initially deployed to Afghanistan where he provided communications support for major logistics and fire bases. His second deployment, from November 2004, was as a team chief for communications and fiber optic cable installations in Iraq. Following that, David spent a number of fulfilling years as Assistant Director of the U.S. Army Soldier Show, touring and entertaining his fellow soldiers and their families.
http://www.4troopsmusic.com/biography