March Back - August 13, 2012

The "March Back" is a big event at West Point.  This is where all the new cadets (plebes) march back to West Point from Camp Buckner.  I believe it is about a 12 mile hike.  They start at about 4:00 a.m.  This picture is those cadets marching back.  There are 1,100 new cadets this year.  It was really a spectacular site seeing all these young men marching in with their different regiments and companies.  So one of the amazing things is that each cadet is carrying a 40 pound ruck pack!  These guys are tough!