A first-year U.S. Naval Academy student has stood victorious on classmates' shoulders and placed an upperclassman’s cap atop the Herndon Monument after a grueling, slippery struggle.
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It's said that the person who gets the hat to the top of the monument will be the first admiral in the class. The hat was handed back up, and he finally slid the upperclassman’s hat into place, knocking down the Dixie cup hat and prompting uproarious cheers from the crowd below.
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