Navy Plebe Monument

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen from the Class of 2020 conquered the final hurdle of their freshman year during the annual Herndon Monument climb May 22., the roughly 1,000 members of the academy's plebe class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon Monument to remove a plebe hat, or quotdixie cup,quot that upperclassmen have placed on

Climbing the Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis is a tradition dating back to 1940, where plebes first-year students work together to replace a plebe hat, known as

A member of the U.S. Naval Academy's first year class wears an upperclassman hat as she and fellow plebes climb the Herndon Monument, a granite obelisk coated with a thick layer of vegetable

The Navy Sailor hat quotDixie Cupquot and an upperclassmen's cap sit together atop the 21 foot Herndon Monument during a failed attempt by quotPlebesquot to remove the cup, during the annual Herndon Monument Climb at the U.S. Naval Academy, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Annapolis, Md. Freshmen, known as Plebes, participate in the climb to celebrate finishing their first year at the academy.

The Herndon Monument on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy is a 21-foot-tall 6.4 m grey granite obelisk.It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon, who died during the sinking of his ship, SS Central America, on September 12, 1857 while helping to evacuate passengers and crew.All women and children and many of the men aboard were saved by a nearby ship during the storm.

The Plebe Recognition Ceremony or Herndon Monument Climb at the U.S. Naval Academy had its origins in the fact that plebes or freshmen were not permitted to date or fraternize with women. Among the locations inside the academy grounds where midshipmen could meet women on a Sunday afternoon was a walkway in the central part of the yard which

It took Naval Academy plebes over two hours on Wednesday to scale a greased obelisk. It's said that the person who gets the hat to the top of the monument will be the first admiral in the class.

The Herndon Monument Climb began in 1940 when US Naval Academy first-year students - known as midshipmen or plebes - celebrated graduating by scaling the 21-foot-high granite obelisk, but an addition to the tradition in 1949 transformed the event into a unique military custom. been glued and taped to the monument. This year, plebe Ben

ANNAPOLIS, Md. 7News The U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2028 successfully completed the Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday morning, marking the end of their Plebe Year. The climb, a storied

This iconic piece of stone has graced the Academy's grounds since 1860, and it has symbolized the completion of quotPlebe Yearquot for almost one hundred years. Erected as a memorial to remember the heroism of one of the Navy's early leaders, the monument has become the site of an ever-evolving set of traditions and customs held dear to the Brigade