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TV personality and talk show host Montel Williams joined basic training right out of high school, Williams impressed his superiors and was recommended for, and accepted, placement at the Naval Academy Preparatory school. After completing the year-long course, he entered and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy

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Graduating U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen march into the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Graduating U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen march into the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A graduating U.S. Naval Academy midshipman marches into the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen rest as they wait for the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony to begin in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A U.S. Marine Corps pin is seen on the uniform of a graduating U.S. Naval Academy midshipman as he marches into the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Graduating U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen march into the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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This May 10, 2007 file photo shows the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Kathleen Lange, File) **FILE**

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Bill XXXV, the U.S. Naval Academy's mascot, was euthanized after a long battle with various illnesses. He was just two years old. Image via U.S. Naval Academy's official Twitter page.

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The Blue Angels flight demonstration team flies over graduating members of the U.S. Naval Academy during a graduation and commissioning ceremony, Friday, May 22, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Naval Academy shows Justin Zemser. Zemser, on a break from the U.S. Naval Academy and heading home to Rockaway Beach, New York, was among those killed when an Amtrak passenger train derailed Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.(U.S. Naval Academy via AP)

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An artist's rendering of the U.S. Naval Academy's new cyber center. (U.S. Navy)

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Freshman midshipmen, known as plebes, climb ropes on an obstacle course during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A freshman midshipman, known as a "plebe," crawls through a muddy trench underneath barbed wire during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Freshman midshipmen, known as "plebes," perform push ups on the banks of the Severn River during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Freshman midshipmen, known as "plebes," march during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Freshman midshipmen, known as a "plebes," fight against one another with pugil sticks during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Freshman midshipmen, known as "plebes," hoist sandbags above their heads while performing bicycle kicks during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A freshman midshipman, known as a "plebe," holds out a fake rifle as part of an exercise at Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Freshman midshipmen, known as "plebes," perform sit ups with a log across their chests during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off their first year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)