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| Keywords: US Navy 040528-N-9693M-023 Newly commissioned officers celebrate their new positions by throwing their Midshipmen covers into the air as part of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2004 graduation and commissioning ceremony.jpg en U S Naval Academy May 28 2004 - Newly commissioned officers celebrate their new positions by throwing their Midshipmen covers into the air as part of the U S Naval Academy class of 2004 graduation and commissioning ceremony The hat toss now a traditional ending to the ceremony originated at the Naval Academy in 1912 This hat toss has since become a symbolic and visual end to the four-year program Nine hundred-ninety Midshipmen graduated from the U S Naval Academy and became commissioned officers in the U S Military Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Richard B Myers delivered the commencement address and personally greeted each graduate during the ceremony The men and women of the graduating class were sworn into the Navy as Ensigns or into the Marine Corps as Second Lieutenants U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Damon J Moritz RELEASED 2004-05-28 040528-N-9693M-023 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14491 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Damon J Moritz PD-USGov-Military-Navy Taken with Nikon D1X Hat tossing Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony May 28 2004 | ||||
