The Class of 2021 conquer the Herndon Monument at the US Naval Academy

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  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018, photo, midshipmen sing “Navy Blue and Gold,” the alma mater of the U.S. Naval Academy, after completing the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018, photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 react after the “Dixie cup” hat is removed and replaced with an upperclassman’s hat during the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. Peter Rossi, 30th Company, of Phoenix, placed the naval hat on top of the obelisk. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 make an attempt at conquering the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 make an attempt at conquering the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 make an attempt at conquering the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 celebrate after Peter Rossi, 30th Company, of Phoenix, placed the upperclassman hat on top during the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, First Company’s Joseph McGraw, of Rockford, Ill., greases up the Herndon Monument before the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. McGraw capped the monument in 2017. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 make an attempt at conquering the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, William Donohoe, of Middleton, Wis., works with fellow classmates of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 as they make an attempt at conquering the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 make an attempt at conquering the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018 photo, U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021, Peter Rossi, 30th Company, of Phoenix, attempts to place a hat on top obelisk during the Herndon Monument climb in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
  • In this Monday, May 21, 2018, photo, Midshipman Peter Rossi, 30th Company, of Phoenix, talks to media after he placed the upperclassman hat on top of the Herndon Monument in Annapolis, Md. The event signifies when “plebes” (freshmen) officially become 4th class midshipmen, after finishing their first year. (Jen Rynda/The Baltimore Sun via AP)