070525-N-3642E-725 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 25, 2007) - Ens. Morgan Kitchen, lower-right, a newly commissioned Naval Officer celebrates her new rank with the traditional tossing of the Midshipmen cover during the Naval Academy class of 2007 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at Annapolis, Md. The "hat toss," originated at the Naval Academy in 1912, and has since become a symbolic and visual end to the four-year program. One Thousand twenty-eight Midshipmen graduated from the Naval Academy and became commissioned officers in the Military. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communi

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070525-N-3642E-725 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 25, 2007) - Ens. Morgan Kitchen, lower-right, a newly commissioned Naval Officer celebrates her new rank with the traditional tossing of the Midshipmen cover during the Naval Academy class of 2007 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at Annapolis, Md. The "hat toss," originated at the Naval Academy in 1912, and has since become a symbolic and visual end to the four-year program. One Thousand twenty-eight Midshipmen graduated from the Naval Academy and became commissioned officers in the Military. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED) US Navy 070525-N-3642E-725 Ens. Morgan Kitchen, lower-right, a newly commissioned Naval Officer celebrates her new rank with the traditional tossing of the Midshipmen cover

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