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U.S. Army West Point Pep Band cheerleaders shout after a short speech from U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during their tour of the Pentagon, Dec. 5, 2008, in anticipation of the Dec. 6 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.

U.S. Army West Point Pep Band cheerleaders shout after a short speech from U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during their tour of the Pentagon, Dec. 5, 2008, in anticipation of the Dec. 6 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.

U.S. Army West Point Pep Band cheerleaders shout after a short speech from U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during their tour of the Pentagon, Dec. 5, 2008, in anticipation of the Dec. 6 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.

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