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Newly commissioned Navy ensign Allison Ranzau celebrates after receiving her diploma during the 2011 U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., May 27, 2011.

DIPLOMA PRIDE

Newly commissioned Navy ensign Allison Ranzau celebrates after receiving her diploma during the 2011 U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., May 27, 2011.

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