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Hooyah BESS! All 72 graduates of the Basic Enlisted Submarine School’s class USS Hampton in 30 seconds. | Naval Submarine School

This year, while Naval Academy graduates marked the end of commencement by tossing their hats into the air, at least 150 people gathered at the corner of Rowe Boulevard and Taylor Avenue to protest Vice President JD Vance’s presence at graduation. On his way into the stadium, his motorcade passed a banner that read, “Congrats Mids! Teach VP honor.” Vance used his commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday to lambaste the foreign policy of previous administrations and offer advice to t