US Naval Academy ‘plebes’ climb greased monument to end freshmen year

Matt Seyler/ABC News(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The U.S. Naval Academy freshmen scaled the Herndon Monument in the annual climb Monday. The event was part of a tradition in Annapolis, Maryland, where the freshmen or “plebes” build a human pyramid and climb a 21-foot monument to replace the “dixie cup” hat with an upperclassman’s hat. Finishing in …

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