Graduation ceremony at West Point; Greek-American takes honors

NEW YORK. (AP). - Vice President Joe Biden presents a diploma to valedictorian Alexander George Pagoulatos during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Biden told the 972 graduates of the class of 2012 that they deserve special praise because they decided to pursue military service fully aware that they could be fighting a war after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "Your generation, the 9/11 generation, is more than worthy of the proud legacy that you will inherit today," Biden said.

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May 28, 2012