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Distinguished guests cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremony of the National Guard Patriot Academy at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana, Aug. 26, 2009. The academy enables high school dropouts to earn their high school diploma while serving in the Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert G. Cooper III

Distinguished guests cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremony of the National Guard Patriot Academy at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana, Aug. 26, 2009. The academy enables high school dropouts to earn their high school diploma while serving in the Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert G. Cooper III

Distinguished guests cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremony of the National Guard Patriot Academy at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana, Aug. 26, 2009. The academy enables high school dropouts to earn their high school diploma while serving in the Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert G. Cooper III

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