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Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Cadet Senior David McCarthy as the top graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 during the commencement ceremony at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2014.

Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Cadet Senior David McCarthy as the top graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 during the commencement ceremony at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2014.

Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Cadet Senior David McCarthy as the top graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 during the commencement ceremony at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2014.

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