A Bittersweet Reunion At Naval Academy’s Parents’ Weekend

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — For six weeks, plebes astatine the U.S. Naval Academy are each but chopped disconnected from their parents. But this is Plebe Parents’ Weekend, wherever loved ones are reunited aft a grueling six weeks of basal training.

The reunions are bittersweet, though. Shortly aft families and midshipmen parted successful June, Michelle Cummings of Texas was killed by a stray bullet. She and her hubby had conscionable dropped disconnected her son, Leonard “Trey” Cummings III.

The academy was expecting much than 3,000 household and friends to travel for the event. The midshipmen marched retired successful their Navy whites for an affectional reunion.

“These six weeks are truly important to me,” said James Adams, a midshipman 4th people from California. “I decidedly learned a lot. I grew a batch mentally, morally, physically.

Mia Martinez, a midshipman 4th people from Texas, rushed to clasp her mother.

“I truly enjoyed it, it was evidently challenging but I consciousness similar we each roseate to it and we each enactment together,” she said.

Leonard Cummings and his begetter proceed to question closure successful his mother’s death. The suspect, Angelo Harrod, remains held without bail.

“It deed our full naval family. We were present that weekend, and it’s truthful devastating,” said Lori Adams, a genitor from California. “I anticipation the family’s holding unneurotic and inactive arrogant of their lad for inactive being here.”

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The lad returned to basal grooming aft his mother’s memorial and plans to play shot successful the fall.