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Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Corps of Cadets during the Flipper Dinner at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2017. The annual dinner is held to commemorate the life of Henry O. Flipper, the first African American graduate of West Point. Army photo by Carmine Cocchia

West Point Address

Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Corps of Cadets during the Flipper Dinner at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2017. The annual dinner is held to commemorate the life of Henry O. Flipper, the first African American graduate of West Point. Army photo by Carmine Cocchia

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