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First Lady Michelle Obama gives the commencement address at Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. "I'm here because I think that all of you are incredibly special," she said, citing the resiliance they have gained from growing up in military families.

First Lady Michelle Obama gives the commencement address at Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. "I'm here because I think that all of you are incredibly special," she said, citing the resiliance they have gained from growing up in military families.

First Lady Michelle Obama gives the commencement address at Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. "I'm here because I think that all of you are incredibly special," she said, citing the resiliance they have gained from growing up in military families.

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