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Justin Timberlake Fulfills Promise, Attends Marine Corps Ball

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Justin Timberlake Fulfills Promise, Attends Marine Corps Ball
Remember when Justin Timberlake received a unique request via YouTube to be someone's date to the Marine Corps ball? Well, on Saturday, the 30-year-old singer-actor attended the gala with Cpl. Kelsey De Santis in Richmond, Va., calling it one of the most moving evenings he's ever had.

Remember when Justin Timberlake received a unique request via YouTube to be someone's date to the Marine Corps ball?

Well, on Saturday, the 30-year-old singer-actor attended the gala with Cpl. Kelsey De Santis in Richmond, Va.

He wrote on his website that the event "turned out to be one of the most moving evenings I've ever had."  

(WATCH the video below, and READ the longer story on MSNBC)

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