WEST POINT, N.Y., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- United States Military Academy leaders announced pillow fights have been banned in response to the bloody pillow melee that left some 30 freshman cadets injured at West Point in August.
The annual pillow fight has long been a tradition at the school as a way for "plebes," or first-year students, to bond after intense summer training. But three months ago, the tradition went awry after several put hard objects, including helmets, into pillowcases for the fight. At least 24 people were left with concussions.. One person was knocked unconscious.