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Academy Graduation

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan participates in the U.S. Naval Academy's 2019 graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, May 24, 2019. Shanahan delivered the keynote address and congratulated graduates during the ceremony.

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