‘I’m Just So Proud’ | Parents Visit First-Year Naval Academy Students As Plebe Summer Ends

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Plebe Summer is officially over for 1,200 Midshipman of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 2023.
For the past six weeks, the young men and women going through their Plebe Summer have only been able to speak to their family three times.
Friday, they were reunited with their loved ones.
The Thomas family waited in anticipation.
“It was tough at first,” Sheila Thomas said. “The first call wasn’t great.”
But each call got better,