Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 050527-N-6077T-018.jpg en Newly commissioned Navy officers celebrate by throwing their Midshipmen covers into the air as part of the U S Naval Academy class of 2005 graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis Md on May 27 2005 The hat toss originated at the Naval Academy in 1912 and has become a symbolic and visual end to the four-year program President George W Bush delivered the commencement address and personally greeted each of the 976 graduates during the ceremony The men and women of the graduating class were sworn into the Navy as ensigns or into the Marine Corps as 2nd lieutenants 050527-N-6077T-018 Navy http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 6622 2005-05-27 en Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin H Tierney U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy George W Bush in 2005 Defense gov news media for May 2005 Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos Defense gov photos requiring renaming Taken with Nikon D1X Hat tossing at graduation ceremonies of the United States Naval Academy |