Mandi Ridgedell, a singer with the Victory Belles, plants a kiss on Thomas Burgess, a Battle of the Bulge vet and member of the 87th Infantry Division, as she sings "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" during the Battle of the Bulge victory floor show and party at the Columbia National Guard Armory Friday. "This brings back an awful lot of memories," he said. This image was part of Gerry Melendez winning portfolio in the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism 2011. Melendez took third place in the Photojournalist of the Year (Smaller Markets) category and also had an honorable mention in Sports Picture Story for his work at The Masters. Now in its eighth year, the Best of Photojournalism (BOP) is the world's leading digital photojournalism contest.
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