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Vice President Joe Biden receives the West Point Cadets' Sword from cadet Maxwell Love as a token of appreciation from the class of 2012 during its commencement exercises at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 26, 2012. Biden was the keynote speaker.

Vice President Joe Biden receives the West Point Cadets' Sword from cadet Maxwell Love as a token of appreciation from the class of 2012 during its commencement exercises at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 26, 2012. Biden was the keynote speaker.

Vice President Joe Biden receives the West Point Cadets' Sword from cadet Maxwell Love as a token of appreciation from the class of 2012 during its commencement exercises at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 26, 2012. Biden was the keynote speaker.

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