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First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, tour the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton before the ship's commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012.  Mrs. Obama is the official sponsor of the Stratton and is the first first lady to sponsor a Coast Guard cutter.  

CUTTER TOUR

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, tour the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton before the ship's commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012.  Mrs. Obama is the official sponsor of the Stratton and is the first first lady to sponsor a Coast Guard cutter.  

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