Midshipman’s Honor Officially Restored

Accused of lying and threatened with expulsion from the Naval Academy, Midshipman Jennifer Della Barba’s honor was officially restored Saturday aboard the oldest ship in the Navy.

In April, Della Barba was accused of violating the Navy honor code by lying after her boyfriend was found sleeping in her bed. The accusation came just weeks before she was to graduate from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

Della Barba, 22, said her boyfriend fell asleep in her room after they had gone to a base medical clinic.

Aboard the 200-year-old Constitution, Della Barba shed her midshipman’s jacket for dress blues in a ceremony attended by uniformed officers, family and friends.