The United States Naval Academy Class of 2029 officially became fourth-class midshipmen after completing the academy's annual ...

Plebes shimmied up a greasy monument to mark the end of their first year at the Naval Academy: “Everyone’s screaming.

The Naval Academy Class of 2028 completed the annual Herndon monument climb in a time of 2:27:31 and are “Plebes no more!” Midshipman 4/C Aug.us Russo, 20, from 20th Company, removes the dixie cup hat ...

The Naval Academy Class of 2029 are “Plebes no more!” after completing the Herndon Monument Climb with a time of 2:17:36.

Freshman Augustus Russo prepares to knock off the "dixie cup" and replace it with an upperclassman's hat to complete the climb. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI (Bonnie Cash/UPI) Naval Academy freshmen work ...

The Naval Academy's class of 2029 completed the Herndon Monument climb in 2 hours, 17 minutes, and 36 seconds on May 13, ...

(Tribune News Service) — It was a tall and slippery climb up the Herndon Monument, but Ben Leisegang did it twice. Balancing precariously on the shoulders of two Naval Academy plebes stacked in a ...

The Class of 2029 completed a right of passage at the U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday. The group completed the Herndon ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a ritual that marks the end of their plebe year and some say ...