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Midshipmen bow their heads during the Invocation at the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006, Friday, May 26, 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland. During the ceremony Vice President Dick Cheney delivered the commencement address and awarded diplomas to the graduates.
Midshipmen bow their heads during the Invocation at the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006, Friday, May 26, 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland. During the ceremony Vice President Dick Cheney delivered the commencement address and awarded diplomas to the graduates.
Midshipmen bow their heads during the Invocation at the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006, Friday, May 26, 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland. During the ceremony Vice President Dick Cheney delivered the commencement address and awarded diplomas to the graduates. Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the commencement address during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006, Friday, May 26, 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland. During his address to the Class of 2006, the first to enter the Academy following the attacks of 9/11, the Vice President said, "We look at you and we see the best that is in our country. In your careers you will serve in a fleet like none other that has ever sailed before. You are part of a Navy and Marine Corps that uphold the noblest of traditions. You serve under a flag that stands for freedom, and human rights, and stability in a turbulent world."
Vice President Dick Cheney greets each graduate as they receive their diplomas during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis, Maryland, Friday, May 27, 2005. During the ceremony the Vice President delivered the commencement address to the Class of 2006 and said, "As of today, you, the Custodians of Liberty, will begin writing your own chapter of excellence and achievement for the United States Armed Forces. As military officers you will bring relief to the helpless, hope to the oppressed. You will protect the United States of America in a time of war, and you'll help to build the peace that freedom brings." A graduate celebrates after receiving his diploma from Vice President Dick Cheney during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006, Friday, May 26, 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland.
Graduates celebrate by throwing their caps into the air at the conclusion of the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006, Friday, May 26, 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland. Graduates embrace at the conclusion of the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2006 in Annapolis, Maryland, Friday, May 26, 2006.

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