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Cadet Kara Marie Noble listens to Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver his keynote address during Virginia Military Institute's commencement exercise in Lexington, Va., May 16, 2011.

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Cadet Kara Marie Noble listens to Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver his keynote address during Virginia Military Institute's commencement exercise in Lexington, Va., May 16, 2011.

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