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Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 21, 2011. Mullen delivered a commencement address to 1,031 graduating cadets.

WEST POINT ARRIVAL

Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 21, 2011. Mullen delivered a commencement address to 1,031 graduating cadets.

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