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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood congratulate midshipman Gary Taylor at the 74th commencement exercises at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., June 21, 2010. The academy is responsible for training midshipmen for service in the Merchant Marines, the maritime industries or the other five branches of the military.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood congratulate midshipman Gary Taylor at the 74th commencement exercises at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., June 21, 2010. The academy is responsible for training midshipmen for service in the Merchant Marines, the maritime industries or the other five branches of the military.

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