America's North Shore Journal

U.S. Army Capt. Troy Papanicolaou, from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., poses for a photograph with Hollywood stars at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, March 8. From left: Esai Morales, DeAnna Pappas, Deanna Russo, Papanicolaou, Jon Tenney and Timothy Omundson. The celebrities joined for an Ambassadors of Hollywood tour to U.S. military installations in Southwest Asia. “I have seen Morales on the new ‘Caprica’ television series, basically a spin-off of ‘Battlestar Galactica’,” said Papanicolaou. “I talked to him as much as I could – I tried to avoid holding up the line. It’s great to see them come all this way to support us.”

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Barnes, from Fredericksburg, Iowa, poses for a photograph with Hollywood stars at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, March 8. From left: Esai Morales, Timothy Omundson, DeAnna Pappas, Barnes, Deanna Russo and Jon Tenney. The celebrities joined for an Ambassadors of Hollywood tour to U.S. military installations in Southwest Asia. “I’ve seen them all on television,” said Barnes. “I really appreciate them spending their free time traveling way over here to see us.”

Deanna Russo and DeAnna Pappas pose for a photograph with Patrick O’Connor, from Scranton, Pa., at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, March 8. Russo and Pappas joined Timothy Omundson, Jon Tenney and Esai Morales for an Ambassadors of Hollywood tour to U.S. military installations in Southwest Asia. “I have seen Russo in 'Knight Rider',” said O’Connor, a medical maintenance technician. “I also remember seeing Pappas on ‘The Bachelorette’. Aside from meeting beautiful women from television, their visit shows support by bringing a piece of the States out here.”

Elsa Allen, from Ogden, Utah, meets Esai Morales at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, March 8. “I have seen him on television a lot – the first time was in LaBamba,” said Allen, a medical maintenance technician. Morales joined Deanna Russo, DeAnna Pappas, Timothy Omundson and Jon Tenney during an Ambassadors of Hollywood tour to U.S. military installations in Southwest Asia. “It’s nice to see a variety of celebrities come here!”

U.S. Army Col. Dave Goeres, from Salt Lake City, Utah, meets DeAnna Pappas at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, March 8. Pappas joined Deanna Russo, Timothy Omundson, Jon Tenney and Esai Morales for an Ambassadors of Hollywood tour to U.S. military installations in Southwest Asia. Pappas, a model and actress, become an immediate fan favorite as a finalist on “The Bachelor” in 2007. She later starred in “The Bachelorette” in 2008; the finale was the highest-rated episode of the series to date. “I had to get her autograph for my wife,” said Goeres. “She’s a big fan of ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachlorette’ television shows. She always keeps me posted about the latest episodes.”