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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons, right, and Dr. Maurice Holder during the university's commencement ceremonies in Tallahassee, Fla., May 1, 2010. Mullen gave the keynote address and commissioned 12 new officers into the Navy, Marine Corps and Army during the ceremony.

HONORARY DOCTORATE

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons, right, and Dr. Maurice Holder during the university's commencement ceremonies in Tallahassee, Fla., May 1, 2010. Mullen gave the keynote address and commissioned 12 new officers into the Navy, Marine Corps and Army during the ceremony.

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