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President Barack Obama congratulates Air Force Cadet 1st Class Madison Chilton during the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23, 2012. Chilton, the daughter of Air Force Brig. Gen. Catherine A. Chilton, the mobilization assistant to the academy's superintendent, is one of a record 237 women to graduate as part of the ccademy's class of 2012.

President Barack Obama congratulates Air Force Cadet 1st Class Madison Chilton during the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23, 2012. Chilton, the daughter of Air Force Brig. Gen. Catherine A. Chilton, the mobilization assistant to the academy's superintendent, is one of a record 237 women to graduate as part of the ccademy's class of 2012.

President Barack Obama congratulates Air Force Cadet 1st Class Madison Chilton during the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23, 2012. Chilton, the daughter of Air Force Brig. Gen. Catherine A. Chilton, the mobilization assistant to the academy's superintendent, is one of a record 237 women to graduate as part of the ccademy's class of 2012.

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