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The 226 members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2009 headed to the U.S. Marine Corps after graduation and commissioning take their oath of office from Marine Lt. Gen. Richard S. Kramlich, director of the Marine Corps staff, at the acedemy in Annapolis, Md., May 22, 2009.

OATH IN ANNAPOLIS

The 226 members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2009 headed to the U.S. Marine Corps after graduation and commissioning take their oath of office from Marine Lt. Gen. Richard S. Kramlich, director of the Marine Corps staff, at the acedemy in Annapolis, Md., May 22, 2009.

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