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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to guests and cadets in the Cadet Mess Hall at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 20, 2011, before addressing the Class of 2011 during the annual graduation banquet. Army Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon, Jr., West Point superintendant, joined the first lady in greeting guests.

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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to guests and cadets in the Cadet Mess Hall at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 20, 2011, before addressing the Class of 2011 during the annual graduation banquet. Army Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon, Jr., West Point superintendant, joined the first lady in greeting guests.

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