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U.S. President Barack Obama congratulates a newly commissioned Navy Ensign during the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2009 graduation and commissioning ceremony, Annapolis, Md., May 22, 2009. Obama delivered his first graduation speech as Commander-in-Chief to an audience of nearly 30,000 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.

U.S. President Barack Obama congratulates a newly commissioned Navy Ensign during the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2009 graduation and commissioning ceremony, Annapolis, Md., May 22, 2009. Obama delivered his first graduation speech as Commander-in-Chief to an audience of nearly 30,000 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.

U.S. President Barack Obama congratulates a newly commissioned Navy Ensign during the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2009 graduation and commissioning ceremony, Annapolis, Md., May 22, 2009. Obama delivered his first graduation speech as Commander-in-Chief to an audience of nearly 30,000 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.

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