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First Lady Michelle Obama chats with the 2011 graduates of Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. The first lady gave the commencement address to the 36 graduates, including nine from Japan who relocated after the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.

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First Lady Michelle Obama chats with the 2011 graduates of Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. The first lady gave the commencement address to the 36 graduates, including nine from Japan who relocated after the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.

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