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Cadets stand at the position of attention before the arrival of 15 former captives and five members of the rescue team at Cadet Mess Hall at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2011.

AT ATTENTION

Cadets stand at the position of attention before the arrival of 15 former captives and five members of the rescue team at Cadet Mess Hall at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2011.

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