Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at Naval Academy Graduation

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at Naval Academy Graduation

1,077 first-class midshipmen graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on May 27.

Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

May 27, 2016 2:43 pm

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from right, shakes hands with a graduating U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman as a fellow Midshipman celebrates with her diploma during the Academy’s graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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