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Newly commissioned U.S. Air Force second lieutenants toss their hats into the air while F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly over the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado on May 27, 2009.

Newly commissioned U.S. Air Force second lieutenants toss their hats into the air.

Newly commissioned U.S. Air Force second lieutenants toss their hats into the air while F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly over the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado on May 27, 2009.

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