Graphic content: Pillow fight aimed at bonding West Point Academy cadets turns nasty

Pillow fights at West Point is a tradition aimed at bonding students

The United States Military Academy at West Point had their hands full when 30 students were injured as annual pillow fight went sore. Although some cadets told of how injuries are both expected and praised, broken bones and dislocated shoulders was much more than they bargained for. Recruits allegedly put helmets into their pillow cases to cause damage, the DailyMail reports. The Academy or simply, The Point, is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in West Point, New York

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West Point academy said the fight was designed to build "espirit de corps".
West Point superintendent Lt Gen Robert Caslen said in a statement: "While these spirit events do occur, we never condone any activity that results in intentional harm to a teammate.
"Although the vast majority of the class appears to have maintained the spirit of the event; it is apparent that a few did not."

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Military police were investigating the incident and would take appropriate action when the inquiry was complete, he added.
There are no plans to end the annual pillow fight, which has taken place since at least 1897, the BBC reports.