Hat toss at end of Annapolis graduation ceremony

At the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, newly commissioned officers celebrate their new positions by throwing their midshipmen covers into the air as part of the graduation and commissioning ceremony. The "hat toss" has been a traditional ending to the ceremony at the Academy since 1912.

Photo credit: Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain, USN
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