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Vice President Joe Biden watches the U.S. Air Force Thunderbrids aerial demonstration teams air show after the graduation ceremonies of the Class of 2009 at Falcon Stadium on the U.S. Air Force Academy campus in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 27, 2009.

Vice President Joe Biden watches the U.S. Air Force Thunderbrids aerial demonstration teams air show after the graduation ceremonies of the Class of 2009 at Falcon Stadium on the U.S. Air Force Academy campus in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 27, 2009.

Vice President Joe Biden watches the U.S. Air Force Thunderbrids aerial demonstration teams air show after the graduation ceremonies of the Class of 2009 at Falcon Stadium on the U.S. Air Force Academy campus in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 27, 2009.

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