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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks into a microphone.

Graduation Speech

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about leadership during the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2018 at West Point, N.Y., May 26, 2018. 987 Cadets joined West Point’s long gray line. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

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