In 2006 a small-town girl from North Carolina named Kellie Pickler found fame on American Idolu2019s fifth season, charming even grumpy Simon. Six years later Kellieu2019s got three albums, tons of awards, and a freshman spot on Maximu2019s 2012 Hot 100 under her sexy belt. Even so, none of these trump Kellieu2019s most admirable accomplishment: her unwavering support for Americau2019s troops. This past Memorial Day marked her fifth tour with the USO, and though the boys overseas were sad to see her leave, we think these pictures just might cheer them up.
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"I come from a military family. My grandfather is a retired Marine, and Iu2019ve always had a great deal of respect for anyone who serves our country. It really does take someone special to sacrifice everything. I donu2019t mean just their lives, either. There are men who are sacrificing the chance to hold their newborn baby!"
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"I go through the airport with the official military travel backpacks, and people will come up and say, 'Thank you for your service.' Iu2019m like, 'Oh, no. Donu2019t let these bags fool you. Iu2019m just a big supporter!' I know theyu2019re either going, 'Sheu2019s in the service?' or 'Man, weu2019re fucked.'"
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STATUS UPDATE
tHometown: Albemarle, North Carolina
Birthday: June 28
Twitter: @kelliepickler
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