The annual Herndon Monument climb

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  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: US Naval Academy freshmen react after placing an officers hat on top of the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image was created as an Equirectangular Panorama. Import image into a panoramic player to create an interactive 360 degree view). US Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: A midshipmen takes a selfie as US Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: US Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: US Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: US Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: People watch as US Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: US Naval Academy freshmen Chris Bianchi stands on the shoulders of others as he places an officers hat on top of the the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • ANNAPOLIS, MD – MAY 23: US Naval Academy freshmen Chris Bianchi stands on the shoulders of others as he places an officers hat on top of the the lard covered Herndon Monument on May 23, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as ‘Plebes,’ climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor’s hat and replace it with an officer’s hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to the headgear of a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)