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Malachi Leary, 8, of Wooster, Mass., right, sporting Navy colors, watches as his sister, a first year Naval Academy plebe, participates along with her classmates in the traditional Herndon Monument climb, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, is the culmination of the first year in the Naval Academy where the plebe class has to help each other climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Photo by: ANDREW HARNIK
Malachi Leary, 8, of Wooster, Mass., right, sporting Navy colors, watches as his sister, a first year Naval Academy plebe, participates along with her classmates in the traditional Herndon Monument climb, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, is the culmination of the first year in the Naval Academy where the plebe class has to help each other climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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