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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands now Army 2nd Lt. Erin Anthony her dioloma during the Class of 2011 graduation in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 21, 2011.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands now Army 2nd Lt. Erin Anthony her dioloma during the Class of 2011 graduation in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 21, 2011.

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