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CLASS OF 2015: PLEBES NO MORE The midshipmen of the Naval Academy’s Class of 2015 formed a human pyramid around the Herndon monument May 22 to attempt the annual climb to replace the plebe cap at the top of the monument with an upperclassman one. The 21-foot obelisk was covered in grease to make the climb more challenging, but after two hours, 10 minutes and 13 seconds, Midshipman 4th Class Andrew Craig, of Tulsa, Okla., reached the top and switched out the caps, bringing plebe year to a close. The event represents the end of the plebes’ first, rigorous year at the academy and their progression to third class midshipmen, or “youngsters.” > > FA C E B O O K
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USNA CLASS OF 2012 GRADUATES MAY 29
Graduation is just around the corner. Take a look at the last four years of the Class of 2012’s experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. > > FA C E B O O K
EVENTS ACROSS U.S. HONOR WAR OF 1812 >>CBS
USNA PROFESSOR 1ST AFRICAN-AMERICAN DISCUSSES HISTORIC FORT USNA GRADUATE DIES Listen to Naval Academy Professor Mechelle Kerns Galway discuss the search for Fort Madison in this radio interview. >>MD MORNING
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The first African American to graduate from the Naval Academy died this week, 63 years after being commissioned into the Navy. Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown died Tuesday evening. He was 85. > > C A P I TA L G A Z E T T E
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