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A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours
WJXT Jacksonville· 3 days agoIt took Naval Academy plebes two hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds Wednesday to accomplish the...
Naval Academy plebes end their first year with daunting traditional climb of Herndon Monument
Albany Times Union· 3 days agoMembers of the Class of 2027 will work together to scale the 21-foot (6-meter) obelisk covered in...
U.S. Naval Academy plebes to cap their first year with greasy, grueling Herndon Climb
CBS News· 2 days agoThe Herndon Climb is a Naval Academy tradition that dates back to 1950, the academy says. The...
Watch live: US Naval academy freshmen attempt to climb 21ft greasy pole in human pyramid
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWatch live as members of the US Naval Academy's first year class attempt the annual climb of a...
Naval Academy Commissioning Week Is Around the Corner. Here's What to Know.
Military.com· 5 days agoThe biggest week of the year at the United States Naval Academy is just around the corner. In the...
The 10 best Nile cruises for 2024
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoEgypt’s is one of the greatest stories ever told, and untold. It’s more than a century since British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s...
Asheville: group should be sanctioned for new suit to save Confederate NC gov. monument
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDespite the second suit filed May 6 to save the Vance Monument, the city said it would proceed May...
Moment US Naval Academy freshmen reach top of greasy Herndon Monument
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEvery year, freshmen - known as “plebes” - form a human pyramid to attempt to climb a 21-foot...
Despite a new lawsuit, removal of Asheville's Vance Monument base will begin May 14
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe lawsuit looks to save the once-prominent marker. The Society for the Historical Preservation of...