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Rebecca Esselstein, the top cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2015, salutes after receiving her diploma from Air Force Secretary Debrorah Lee James, left, during graduation ceremonies at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2015.

Rebecca Esselstein, the top cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2015, salutes after receiving her diploma from Air Force Secretary Debrorah Lee James, left, during graduation ceremonies at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2015.

Rebecca Esselstein, the top cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2015, salutes after receiving her diploma from Air Force Secretary Debrorah Lee James, left, during graduation ceremonies at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2015.

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