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Midshipmens lock arms at the foot of the lard-covered Herndon Monument to form the base of a pyramid for classmates to climb to the top of the 21-foot-tall structure to replace the traditional plebe cap with a midshipman cap at the U.S. Naval Accademy, Annapolis, MD., May 15, 2008. The Herndon Climb, in its 101st year, is a rite of passage symbolizing the end of the midshipmen's plebe year.

PLEBE PYRAMID

Midshipmens lock arms at the foot of the lard-covered Herndon Monument to form the base of a pyramid for classmates to climb to the top of the 21-foot-tall structure to replace the traditional plebe cap with a midshipman cap at the U.S. Naval Accademy, Annapolis, MD., May 15, 2008. The Herndon Climb, in its 101st year, is a rite of passage symbolizing the end of the midshipmen's plebe year.

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