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A newly-commissioned U.S. Navy ensign celebrates after receiving his diploma from Commandant of Midshipmen for the U.S. Naval Academy Capt. Matthew Klunder during the 2009 class graduation and commissioning ceremony at the academy's Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on May 22, 2009. President Barack Obama attended to deliver the class's commencement address.

A newly-commissioned U.S. Navy ensign celebrates after receiving his diploma.

A newly-commissioned U.S. Navy ensign celebrates after receiving his diploma from Commandant of Midshipmen for the U.S. Naval Academy Capt. Matthew Klunder during the 2009 class graduation and commissioning ceremony at the academy's Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on May 22, 2009. President Barack Obama attended to deliver the class's commencement address.

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