West Point Hosts its Annual “Marchback”

WEST POINT – Recently, the United States Military Acadmey hosted its Annual “Marchback,” a 12 mile, arduous march taken by plebes (incoming freshman) on to the USMA grounds, as a concluding activity to their intense summer orientation training.

Members of the United States Military Academy  Plebe Class of 1971 gather together after marching part of the 12 mile trek with this  year’s Class at the Annual “Marchback,” a culminating event for intense, summer training.The 40th year “reunion” with their class as well as integration with the new one, was a unique part of the pivotal, historic ceremony for incoming Plebes at the Academy,