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At a Toys for Tots event on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2011, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Leeks, left, took the opportunity to ask First Lady Michelle Obama to be his date at the annual Marine Corps ball next November -- with her husband’s permission, of course.

CELEBRITY DATE?

At a Toys for Tots event on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2011, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Leeks, left, took the opportunity to ask First Lady Michelle Obama to be his date at the annual Marine Corps ball next November -- with her husband’s permission, of course.

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