Washington, D.C.: |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey, Army Chief of Staff
Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Military District of Washington Commander
Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston
kick off the Army's 230th Birthday by laying a wreath at the Tomb
of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery June 14. U.S. Army
photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey, Army Chief of Staff
Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Military District of Washington Commander
Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston
render honors at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National
Cemetery June 14. The wreath-laying ceremony served as the official
kick-off to the Army's 230th birthday. U.S. Army photo by Staff
Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey, Army Chief of Staff
Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Military District of Washington Commander
Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston
kick off the Army's 230th Birthday by laying a wreath at the Tomb
of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery June 14. U.S. Army
photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld joins Secretary of the
Army Francis Harvey, Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Sgt.
Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston and the youngest and oldest Soldiers
in the Military District of Washington in cutting the Army's birthday
cake outside the Pentagon June 14. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.
Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld thanks the men and women
of the Army for their service to the nation during his speech
marking the celebration of the Army's 230th birthday at the Pentagon
June 14. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey recounts some of the
Army's prestigous 230-year history during birthday festivities
at the Pentagon June 14.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess.
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Following a cake-cutting ceremony, Chief of Staff Gen. Peter
Schoomaker congratulates Soldiers he enlisted during the Pentagon's
observance of the Army's 230th birthday June 14. U.S. Army photo
by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey recounts some of the
Army's prestigous 230-year history during birthday festivities
at the Pentagon June 14.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shakes hands with Sgt.
Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston following the ceremony marking
the 230th birthday of the Army at the Pentagon June 14. U.S. Army
photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker administers the
oath of enlistment to 27 men and women during the Army's 230th
birthday celebration at the Pentagon June 14. U.S. Army photo
by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey talks to a Soldier who
enlisted during the Army birthday celebration at the Pentagon
June 14. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey leads the Army's 230th
birthday celebration at the Pentagon June 14. U.S. Army photo
by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
A section of the Pentagon's Army Birthday Cake. Photo by Col.
Randy Pullen. |
Spc. Amy Meyer of the 3rd Infantry Regiment ("the Old
Guard), who was one of three Soldiers reciting the Soldier's Creed
at the Pentagon's Army Birthday Ceremony, gets her program autographed
by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld following the ceremony.
Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
Sgt. 1st Class Andre Rush of the Secretary of the Army
Executive Dining Facility puts some finishing touches on the Army
Birthday Cake prior to the Pentagon's Army Birthday Ceremony.
Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
An audience member thanks a Soldier from the Military District
of Washington for her service to the nation during the Army's
Twilight Tattoo in Washington, D.C., June 14. The evening's performance
was a special tribute celebrating the Army's 230th birthday. U.S.
Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
While Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey looks on, Military
District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman welcomes
thousands of spectators to the Twilight Tattoo in Washington,
D.C., June 14 honoring the Army's 230th birthday. U.S. Army photo
by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Military District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Galen
Jackman describes some elements of evening's performance to Secretary
of the Army Francis Harvey, Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker
and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston before the start of
the Twilight Tattoo on the White House Ellipse June 14. The program
was a special one honoring the Army's 230th birthday. |
Soldiers at Fort Myer raise the flag as they begin the 230th
Army Birthday celebration. |
The youngest Soldier at Fort Myer, Pfc. Brandon Bestard of the
Old Guard's Delta Co., and the most mature Soldier, Col. Robert
Allmon, garrison commander cut the ceremonial cake at the 230th
Birthday ceremony. |
Members of the US Army Drill Team conduct the traditional
bayonet hat maneuver with 1903 Springfield rifles while Good Morning
America weather man, Tony Perkins, stands quietly, trusting in
their timing and discipline. |
Attendees of the June 15 Senate Army Birthday Ceremony at
the Hart Senate Office Building check out the Army Call to Duty
display. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
Senators James Inhofe (left) and Daniel Akaka (right) help
celebrate the Army's 230th birthday by joining Army Chief of Staff
Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey and
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston in a cake cutting ceremony
at the Hart Building in Washington, D.C., June 15. U.S. Army photo
by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Representative Chet Edwards (center, left) joins Secretary
of the Army Francis Harvey, Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker and
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston in cutting the Army's 230th
birthday cake in the Rayburn House building in Washington, D.C.,
June 15. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
The Commander-in-Chief's Guard from the 3rd Infantry Regiment
put on a display of Revoutionary War tactics and firing procedures
on the
Pentagon River Parade Field as part of the Pentagon's Army Birthday
Ceremony. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
The Commander-in-Chief's Guard from the 3rd Infantry Regiment
put on a display of Revoutionary War tactics and firing procedures
on the
Pentagon River Parade Field as part of the Pentagon's Army Birthday
Ceremony. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
The Commander-in-Chief's Guard from the 3rd Infantry Regiment
put on a display of Revoutionary War tactics and firing procedures
on the
Pentagon River Parade Field as part of the Pentagon's Army Birthday
Ceremony. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
The Commander-in-Chief's Guard from the 3rd Infantry Regiment
put on a display of Revoutionary War tactics and firing procedures
on the
Pentagon River Parade Field as part of the Pentagon's Army Birthday
Ceremony. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard A. Cody, Sgt. Maj.
of the Army Kenneth O. Preston join Walter Reed commander Maj.
Gen. Kenneth L. Farmer and patients and staff at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center June 16 in celebrating the 230th birthday of the
Army. Photo by Michael E. Dukes. |
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard A. Cody speaks
to Walter Reed commander Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Farmer and patients
and staff at Walter Reed Army Medical Center June 16 in celebrating
the 230th birthday of the Army. Photo by Michael E. Dukes. |
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston speaks to Walter
Reed commander Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Farmer and patients and staff
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center June 16 in celebrating the
230th birthday of the Army. Photo by Michael E. Dukes. |
Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Johnson, director of the Installation
Management Agency, left, cuts a cake celebrating the Army's 230th
birthday with Lukas Marshall, Headquarters IMA's youngest employee,
and Sgt. Maj. Brian Picerno, IMA's acting command sergeant major.
A ceremony commemorating the Army birthday was held by Headquarters
IMA employees June 16 in Arlington, Va. |
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody, Secretary of the Army
Francis Harvey and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston cut the
birthday cake at the birthday ball in Washington, D.C., June 18.
The theme for the 230th celebration was "Call to Duty."
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Brig. Gen. Bill Weber and actress Susan Lucci co-host the Army's
230th Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 18. U.S. Army photo
by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Soap opera star Susan Lucci helps host the Army's 230th Army birthday
celebration "Call to Duty" in Washington, D.C., June
18. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Country music singer Keni Thomas and his band Cornbread perform
at the Army Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 18. Thomas
is a former Army Ranger and member of the Task Force Ranger assault
unit. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Burgess. |
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. (or at least a look-alike) poses with
Mary Pitts (left) and her daughter Amy Pitts at the Army Birthday
Ball June 18. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
The 230th Army Birthday Ball poster. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen.
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An enlarged letter of greetings to those celebrating the Army's
230th birthday from President George Bush welcomed Army Birthday
Ball attendees coming into the ballroom. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen.
|
Singing recruiting sergeants try to persuade a potential Future
Soldier to sign up in a muscial skit at the Army Birthday Ball
June 18. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
An Army Birthday Ball attendee poses with members of the U.S.
Army Soldier Show. Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
The Army Birthday Cake is presented to the Army leadership
for cutting by members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "the
Old Guard." Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
Michael Peterson sings at the Army Birthday Ball, accompanied
by the Soldiers' Chorus from the U.S. Army Field Band. Photo by
Col. Randy Pullen. |
The U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors perform at the
Army Birthday Ball during the dancing portion of the evening.
Photo by Col. Randy Pullen. |
New York, New York |
Gen. Richard A. Cody (center right), vice chief of staff of
the Army, salutes the flag at a playing of Taps on Staten Island,
New York, June 14, 2005. As part of the Army's birthday and Flag
Day, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut a ribbon to open
the island's Freedom Circle. The circle is a tribute to military
service members and is shaped as a ring with seven American flags
from different moments in history. Photo by Staff Sgt. Reeba Critser. |
Gen. Richard A. Cody, vice chief of staff of the Army,
speaks at the Freedom Circle dedication on Staten Island, New
York, June 14, 2005. As part of the Army's birthday and Flag Day,
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut a ribbon to open the
island's Freedom Circle. The circle is a tribute to military service
members and is shaped as a ring with seven American flags from
different moments in history. Photo by Staff Sgt. Reeba Critser. |
Gen. Richard A. Cody, vice chief of staff of the Army, and
Soldiers stationed in New York cut the cake in celebration of
the Army’s 230th birthday in Times Square, New York, June
14, 2005. Photo by Staff Sgt. Reeba Critser. |
Amidst traffic, Gen. Richard A. Cody, vice chief of staff
of the Army, re-enlists eight and gives an oath of reaffirmation
to recruiters stationed in New York in celebration of the Army’s
230th birthday in Times Square, New York, June 14, 2005. Photo
by Staff Sgt. Reeba Critser. |
Gen. Richard A. Cody, vice chief of staff of the Army, pins
the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals to recruiters stationed
in New York but recently returned from fighting in Operations
Enduring and Iraqi Freedom as part of the celebration of the Army’s
230th birthday in Times Square, New York, June 14, 2005. Photo
by Staff Sgt. Reeba Critser. |
Soldiers enjoy patriotic music from the band Cornbread as
they wait to receive medals for recent duty in OEF and OIF from
the Vice Chief of Staff, Gen. Cody. |
Recruiter SGT Thomas Richardson, U.S. Army Lincoln Center
Recruiting Station handed out American flags to passerbys and
crowd at Times Square. Photo by Christine Cuttita. |
Soldiers
of the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
from Fort Drum, N.Y. proudly post the Colors during the pre-game
ceremony at Yankee stadium where the Bronx Bombers celebrated
Flag Day and the Army's 230th birthday. (Army photo by Sgt. 1st
Class Kanessa Trent. |
Boston & Cambridge, MA |
David Smith, son of recent Medal of Honor recepient, SFC Paul
Smith, throws out the first ball at Fenway Park to start off the
Red Sox game during the Army Birthday celebration, June 14, 2005.
Photo Sarah Underhill. |
Army Colonel, NASA Astronaut Patrick Forrester signs autographs
and talks to fans at Fenway Park, Boston, before a Red Sox game.
Soldiers were honored at the game as part of the Army Birthday
Celebration. Photo by Sarah Underhill . |
Honorable Raymond F. DuBois, Under Secretary of the Army carries
David Smith, son of SFC Paul Smith, recent Medal of Honor recipient,
off the field after throwing out the first ball at the Red Sox
game at Fenway Park in Boston during the Army Birthday Celebration,
June 14, 2005. Photo by Sarah Underhill. |
Captain Paul Cole, New England Recruiting Battalion, sings
'God Bless America' during the Army Birthday celebration, at Fenway
Park, Boston, during the Red Sox game. June 14, 2005. Photo by
Sarah Underhill. |
Honorable Raymond F. DuBois, Under Secretary of the Army,
and Cambridge Mayor Michael A. Sullivan lay a wreath during the
Army Birthday Celebration in Cambridge, MA on June 14, 2005. Photo
by Sarah Underhill. |
Honorable Raymond F. DuBois, Under Secretary of the Army,
speaks to a crowd in Cambridge, MA, during the Army Birthday Celebration,
June 14, 2005. Photo by Sarah Underhill. |
A crowd watches the Old Guard preform at the Army Birthday
celebration held in Cambridge, MA, June 14, 2005. Photo by Sarah
Underhill. |
Honorable Raymond F. DuBois, Under Secretary of the Army and,
recent Medal of Honor recipient, SFC Paul Smith's family applaud
Army Veterans as they are recognized at Fenway Park in Boston
as part of the Army Birthday celebration, June 14, 2005. Photo
by Sarah Undrhill. |
About 50 Future Soldiers from the Boston area pay tribute to flag
and country at Fenway Park, June 14, as part of the Red Sox Patriot
Season. The Army recruits carried the U.S. flag across the field
just before the Jumbotron presented Soldiers in Iraq who called
out, "Play Ball!" The Red Sox - Cincinnati Reds games
was one of 14 Patriot Season Major League Baseball games across
America that featured local recruiters and future Soldiers. Photo
by Sarah Underhill. |
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Soldier Appreciation Day in California attracted 2,000 Soldiers,
family members, and guests to a program featuring California Governer
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Miss America and Miss California, the USO’s
Liberty Belles, SGM Gills for the SMA’s office, and the
cast and director of the movie “Stripes.” |
Maj. Brian Foley, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United
States Army Special Operations Command, is the first man to cross
the finish line at Fort Bragg’s 9th Annual Army Birthday
10-miler Friday. He crossed the line in less than an hour. Photo
by April Rowden/Paraglide. |
Soldiers salute the Colors during a Army Birthday Ceremony held
on Fort Sill, OK, June 14, 2005. The building in the background
is McNair Hall, Fort Sill Headquarters. Photo by Keith Pannell. |
Col. Craig Madden, U.S. Army War College deputy commandant (left),
Pvt. Edward Webb, (center), and First Sgt. Joanne Cox, (right)
cut the cake during the USAWC Army birthday celebration in the
Bliss Hall Foyer. Photo by Tom Zimmerman. |
Fort Polk had a ceremony today at 10AM in the Warrior Community
Center. The event included a streamer ceremony, remarks from BG
Michael D. Barbero, CG, and a cake-cutting event featuring Fort
Polk's oldest and youngest Soldiers. Photo by Dan Nance. |
Fort Polk had a ceremony today at 10AM in the Warrior
Community Center. The event included a streamer ceremony, remarks
from BG Michael D. Barbero, CG, and a cake-cutting event featuring
Fort Polk's oldest and youngest Soldiers. Photo by Dan Nance. |
Fort Polk had a ceremony today at 10AM in the Warrior Community
Center. The event included a streamer ceremony, remarks from BG
Michael D. Barbero, CG, and a cake-cutting event featuring Fort
Polk's oldest and youngest Soldiers. Photo by Dan Nance. |
Maj. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III , 10th Mountain Division (LI)
Commanding General, receives a ceremonial sword from 10th Mountain
Division Soldier in period uniform during a ceremonial cake cutting
ceremony at Fort Drum June 14. Maj. Gen. Austin is joined by Mr.
Anthony Keating, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army and
Pvt. 2 Jessica Ann Avila, the youngest Soldier assigned to the
10th Mountain Division (LI). Photo by Alonzo Carlton. |
10th Mountain Division Soldiers stand behind a birthday cake
during the Fort Drum celebration of the Army’s 230th Birthday
June 14, 2005. Photo by Alonzo Carlton. |
Maj. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, 10th Mountain Division (LI) Commanding
General (center), is joined by Mr. Anthony Keating, Civilian Aide
to the Secretary of the Army, Pvt. 2 Jessica Ann Avila, the youngest
Soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) and 10th Mountain
Division (LI) Command Sergeant Major Ralph C. Borja during a ceremonial
cake cutting ceremony at Fort Drum June 14. The official party
is flanked by 10th Mountain Division Soldiers in period uniforms.
Photo by Alonzo Carlton. |
The Fourth Annual HOOAH Race (5 and 10K) was run in celebration
of the Army's 230th birthday on June 11, 2005, from Forest Park
and East Point Georgia to Ft McPherson. The Mayors of each city
participated in the event. Photo by Margaret Jenkins. |
The Fourth Annual HOOAH Race (5 and 10K) was run in celebration
of the Army's 230th birthday on June 11, 2005, from Forest Park
and East Point Georgia to Ft McPherson. The Mayors of each city
participated in the event. Photo by Margaret Jenkins. |
The Fourth Annual HOOAH Race (5 and 10K) was run in celebration
of the Army's 230th birthday on June 11, 2005, from Forest Park
and East Point Georgia to Ft McPherson. The Mayors of each city
participated in the event. Photo by Margaret Jenkins. |
The Fourth Annual HOOAH Race (5 and 10K) was run in celebration
of the Army's 230th birthday on June 11, 2005, from Forest Park
and East Point Georgia to Ft McPherson. The Mayors of each city
participated in the event. Photo by Margaret Jenkins. |
The Fourth Annual HOOAH Race (5 and 10K) was run in celebration
of the Army's 230th birthday on June 11, 2005, from Forest Park
and East Point Georgia to Ft McPherson. The Mayors of each city
participated in the event. Photo by Margaret Jenkins. |
Chap. (Maj.) Robert Neske and Spec. Felicia Carlson, the oldest
and youngest (respectively) Soldiers in U.S. Army Network Enterprise
Technology ommand/9th Army Signal Command, cut the Army Birthday
cake June 14, at a ceremony in Greely Hall. |
Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola, 1st Cavalry Division’s command
sergeant major, completes the slice in the U.S. Army Birthday
cake with the assistance of Pvt. Nkerchie Mathurn, 15th Personnel
Support Battalion. The division was celebrating the Army’s
230th Birthday at the First Team headquarters at Fort Hood June
14. U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Nicole Kojetin. |
The 1st Cavalry Division’s Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola
cuts the division’s U.S. Army birthday cake with the assistance
of Pvt. Nkerchie Mathurn, 15th Personnel Support Battalion, June
14 at the division headquarters building at Fort Hood. It is an
Army tradition for the cake to be cut with the help of the youngest
Soldier present, signifying the future of the Army. U.S. Army
Photo by Spc. Nicole Kojetin. |
Members of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command's flag detail
Sgts. Devonda Frazier and Chasity Currie place the field of blue
into the fire during the official flag retirement, part of USAREC
Army Birthday and Flag Day ceremony Tuesday morning. Staff Sgts.
Ronald Huffstickler and Fredrick Davis salute as the colors are
retired. "Taps" is then played after all the colors
are placed into the fire. Photo by Jim Welker. |
Cub Scout Aidan Krbec, 8, from Fort Knox Cub Scout Pack 127,
hands a flag to Sgt. 1st Class Miyoshi Mumpfield before the U.S.
Army Recruiting Command's Army Birthday and Flag Day Ceremony
Tuesday morning (June 14) in front of the USAREC Headquarters.
A dozen scouts, as well as newly enlisted Future Soldiers from
the Radcliff area participated in the celebration. Photo by Joyce
Knight. |
Lt. Gen. Richard A. Hack, deputy commanding general for Army
Materiel Command; Forrest Chilton; and CSM Ty Walker, command
sergeant major for Army Materiel Command, cut the birthday cake
celebrating the Army's 230th birthday during AMC's celebration
activities. The 389th Army Band (AMC's Own) provided music for
the occasion. Photo by Janis Finegan. |
Maj. Gen. James H. Pillsbury, commander, US Army Aviation
and Missile Command along with Private Tye Edwards, Bravo Company,
832nd Ordnance Battalion, cuts the cake for the celebration June
14 of the Army’s 230th birthday. Edwards, Redstone Arsenal’s
youngest soldier, is 17 years old. The event, which also celebrated
the 228th birthday of the U.S. flag and drew more than 400 people,
was sponsored by Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of the Association
of the U.S. Army. |
Chaplain Kenneth Werho, left, and Spc. Alejandro Gomes, the
oldest and youngest Soldiers at the Yuma Proving Ground, slice
the commemorative
Army birthday cake June 14th, 2005. |
Children from the Fort McCoy Children and Youth Services Program
march in a Doll and Buggy parade to celebrate Army Birthday and
Flag Day. Photo by Rob Schuette. |
Staff Sgt. Brent Miller, a Bronze Star award winner who served
with the 367th Engineering Battalion, a U.S. Army Reserve unit
from St. Cloud, Minn., in Operation Enduring Freedom, cuts the
cake during a ceremony at Fort McCoy commemorating the 230th Army
Birthday. Photo by Rob Schuette. |
Children from the Fort McCoy Child Development Center and
their parents march in a Doll and Buggy parade to celebrate Army
Birthday and Flag Day. Photo by Rob Schuette. |
Maj. Mary Tomko from the Fort McCoy Directorate of Morale,
Welfare and Recreation (MWR) gets lunch at a free Army Birthday
lunch sponsored by MWR and BOSS. The lunch was held as part of
a series of events to show appreciation to our Soldiers. Photo
by Rob Schuette. |
Pvt. Michael Quinn, the youngest soldier in the U.S. Army Special
Operations Command, cuts the cake with Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger,
Jr., commanding general, during the Army's 230th birthday ceremony
June
14 at the USASOC headquarters building, Ft. Bragg, N.C. Photo
by Gillian M. Albro. |
Photos of the Army's Pro-Stock Motorcycles and Top Fuel Dragster
sporting their special Army Birthday paint schemes in Chicago,
IL. |
Photos of the Army's Pro-Stock Motorcycles and Top Fuel Dragster
sporting their special Army Birthday paint schemes in Chicago,
IL. |
Photos of the Army's Pro-Stock Motorcycles and Top Fuel Dragster
sporting their special Army Birthday paint schemes in Chicago,
IL. |
Photos of the Army's Pro-Stock Motorcycles and Top Fuel Dragster
sporting their special Army Birthday paint schemes in Chicago,
IL. |
Photos of the Army's Pro-Stock Motorcycles and Top Fuel Dragster
sporting their special Army Birthday paint schemes in Chicago,
IL. |
Maj. Gen. Larry Gottardi greets Mrs. Helen Denton, WWII vet and
speaker at the FORSCOM Army Birthday Party. Photo by Margaret
Jenkins. |
Gen. McNeill and Mrs. Denton prepare to cut the Army birthday
cake at the
FORSCOM birthday celebration. Photo by Margaret Jenkins. |
The U.S. Postal Service joins the effort to recognize the
230 years of service and dedication with special
postmarking of postage mailed Tuesday. This example was taken
from a congratulatory note sent to U.S. Army Public Affairs -
Midwest by David
Kohn, Director of Public Affairs, Union League Club of Chicago
after attending the Army's noontime Birthday Celebration in Daley
Plaza,
Chicago. |
Lt. Col. Patrick Healy, commander, Chicago Recruiting Battalion,
swears in 24 Future Soldiers at the Chicago White Sox U.S.
Cellular Field June 14 before a game versus the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Army's 85th Division Band from Arlington Heights, Ill., performed
the national anthem at the game while the Chicago Recruiting Battalion
presented colors as part of the stadium's Military Appreciation
night. Photo by Justin Ward. |
Sgt. Maj. Robert Tracy addresses a crowd of about 750 people
at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago for an Army Birthday and Flag
Day
celebration June 14 while Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn and other
Chicago politicians look on. Tracy attended with his two sons.
All three are
veterans of either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Photo by Justin Ward. |
Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn addresses a crowd of about 750
people at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago for an Army Birthday
and Flag
Day celebration June 14 while Col. Jill Morganthaler, director
of joint interagency multinational training with the 84th U.S.
Army Reserve
Readiness Training Command, and several Chicago politicians look
on. The event culminated in a cake-cutting ceremony. Photo by
Justin Ward. |
Chief Warrant Officers Ray Freeman, left and Christopher Tenaro
throw out the first pitch of the game as the U.S. Army celebrated
its 230th birthday at Tropicana Field. |
Cake Cutting Ceremony held at the Surfs Edge Club, MacDill
Air Force Base, Florida |
Cake Cutting Ceremony held at the Surfs Edge Club, MacDill
Air Force Base, Florida |
108th Division Army Band marched in Walt Disney
World's Magic Kingdom pre-Parade at 1445 for the 10,000 visitors
lining the parade route. Disney broadcast a speaker message announcing
the band in honor of the Army's 230th Birthday and Flag Day. |
108th Division Army Band played two evening concerts at America's
Garden's outside theater. Five soldiers from the 351st Military
Police Company were honored at the 1900 and 2015 concerts. A large
Birthday Cake was provided compliments of Disney for the
ceremonial cutting during the first concert, complete with the
youngest and oldest Soldier using a saber borrowed from USF. |
The Decatur, Alabama, station conducted a cake cutting ceremony
at the state's Alabama Career Center. Lori Slaton, Disabled Veterans
Counselor helps SFC Charles Marmann, station commander, cut the
cake. |
The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, station conducted a cake cutting
ceremony at
the station. Mayor Alvin Dupont assists SFC Robert Gay, station
commander cut the cake. |
Fort Lewis celebrates the 230th Army Birthday with a cake
cutting.
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At Camp Darby, the Army Birthday was celebrated with a luncheon
at the Dining Facility, Maj. Stephen Zgliniki, Commander, Area
Support Team-Livorno publicly read the 2005 Army Birthday Message,
and together with the youngest soldier, Pvt Shaade Pierce, 19
years old, cut the Army cake. U.S. Army photo by Chiara Mattirolo. |
At Camp Darby, the Army Birthday was celebrated with a luncheon
at the Dining Facility, Maj. Stephen Zgliniki, Commander, Area
Support Team-Livorno publicly read the 2005 Army Birthday Message,
and together with the youngest soldier, Pvt Shaade Pierce, 19
years old, cut the Army cake. U.S. Army photo by Chiara Mattirolo. |
Sgt. Eddie Peoples, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task
Force (Airborne) logistics, prepares to attach several Army battle
streamers to the U.S. Army flag, as part of a ceremony honoring
the Army's 230th Birthday held at Caserma Ederele, Vicenza, Italy.
Photo by Barbara Romano. |
From left: V Corps Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Bryan Baugh, V Corps
Commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, V Corps Command Sergeant Major
CSM Michael Bush and 22nd Signal Brigade's Pvt. First Class Anna
Lozano cut a ceremonial cake June 14 at Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg,
Germany to honor and celebrate the 230th birthday of the United
States Army. Baugh and Lozano represented the oldest and youngest
Soldiers in attendance. Photo by Sgt. Kristopher Joseph. |
Behind a row of roses in what is nicknamed the “Rose
Garden,” Col. Randal Dragon, the 2nd Brigade commander,
welcomes the dignitaries. Dragon spoke about the birth of the
Army and honoring those who have answered the call to duty. Photos
by Kristen Chandler Toth. |
The 280th BSB’s oldest noncommissioned officer and youngest
Soldier, Command Sgt. Major Jesse Legette and Pvt. Amber Pickens
cut the Army’s birthday cake with a saber in Andrus Garden
as Soldiers from the BSB stand at attention behind them. Photos
by Kristen Chandler Toth. |
Framed by the red roses that gave Andrus Garden its nickname
“The Rose Garden,” Soldiers take hold of the American
flag as it is lowered at the end of the U.S. Army’s 230th
birthday celebration. Photos by Kristen Chandler Toth. |
U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen, formerly the 254th Base Support Battalion,
held a Flag Raising Ceremony and Cake Cutting Ceremony June 14,
2005 on post in Schinnen, The Netherlands to honor the Army's
230th Birthday. |
U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen, formerly the 254th Base Support Battalion,
held a Flag Raising Ceremony and Cake Cutting Ceremony June 14,
2005 on post in Schinnen, The Netherlands to honor the Army's
230th Birthday. |
U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen, formerly the 254th Base Support Battalion,
held a Flag Raising Ceremony and Cake Cutting Ceremony June 14,
2005 on post in Schinnen, The Netherlands to honor the Army's
230th Birthday. |
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Iraq
& Afghanistan: |
Maj. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Task Force
Baghdad and 3rd Infantry Division, gives the oath of re-enlistment
to Task Force Baghdad Soldiers in the task force command center
June 14. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Fitts. |
Maj. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Task Force
Baghdad and 3rd Infantry Division; 1st Lt. Aaron Price, 3rd Signal
Company, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd ID; Pvt. Kemuel Santiago,
Task Force Baghdad; and Command Sgt. Maj. William Grant, Task
Force Baghdad and 3rd Inf. Div., cut birthday cake at the 3rd
ID's headquarters June 14. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Fitts. |
Lt. General John R. Vines, Multi-National Corps-Iraq commanding
general, and Private 1st Class David L. Bratcher, the most junior
Multi-National Force-Iraq Soldier, join hands in the cutting of
the Army's 230th birthday cake during a celebration honoring the
Army's birthday at Camp Victory, Iraq's Al-Faw Palace, June 14,
2005. "It's an honor to be able to do this," said Bratcher,
who is 19 and hails from Wildwood, Fla. "Not to many people
have had the opportunity to do this, in front of this many people,
and with one of the most distinguished generals in the Army,"
he said. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeremy D. Crisp |
Multi-National Corps-Iraq Commanding General, Lt. General
John R. Vines, addresses a throng of Soldiers during a celebration
honoring the Army's 230th birthday at the Camp Victory, Iraq's
Al-Faw Palace Ballroom, June 14, 2005. Vines addressed the troops,
stressing duty and the 'Warrior Ethos,' and concluded the ceremony
by cutting the Army's birthday cake with 19-year-old Private 1st
Class David L. Bratcher. Photo courtesy Multi-National Corps-Iraq
Public Affairs Office |
Pfc. Emily Caraballo, a human resources clerk with HHC Division
Support Brigade, from Elizabeth, N.J., and Lt. Col. Terry Rice,
603rd Aviation Support Battalion commander, from Jones, Okla.,
DSB's youngest Soldier and Aviation Brigade's oldest Soldier,
are chosen to make the ceremonial first cut in the Army's birthday
cake at the Camp Taji Dining Facility Number One. Photo by Spc.
Brian P. Henretta. |
Three Soldiers from HHC, Division Support Brigade, admire
one of the two Army birthday cakes at Camp Taji Dining Facility
Number One. Photo by Spc. Brian P. Henretta. |
A large group of 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers gather around
the Army's birthday cake and sing the "Dog Face Soldier"
song to celebrate the Army turning 230 at the Camp Taji Dining
Facility Number One. Photo by Spc. Brian P. Henretta. |
Pfc. Emily Caraballo, 20, a Human Resource Clerk with Division
Support Brigade from Elizabeth, N.J. and Ltc. Terry Rice, 54,
the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion commander continue the tradition
of the oldest and youngest members making the first cut into the
cake celebrating the Army's 230th birthdate at Camp Cooke, Taji,
Iraq. Photo by Sgt. First Class Ken Walker . |
General Kamiya, Pfc. Valerie Escatel Combined Joint Task Force-76
in Afghanistan, paralegal, 11 months time in service, and Sgt.
Maj. Donald Johnson, CJTF-76, sergeant major CJ1, 28 years time
in service. Photo by Spc. Tiffany Levesque. |
Soldiers stand up and proudly sing "Happy Birthday"
for the Army's 230th Birthday June 14 at FOB Prosperity, Baghdad,
Iraq. |
Spc. Shelley Glass from B Company, 703rd Forward Support
Battalion, Chaplain (Capt.) Raynard J. Churchwell, 4-3 Brigade
Troops Bn. chaplain; Lt. Col. Robert M. Roth, 4th Battalion, 64th
Armor Regiment commande; 4/64 Armor Command Sgt. Maj. Clarence
Stanley; Pfc. Jason Ainscough, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
4th Brigade Combat Team and Bishop, and Sgt. Matthew Talley, B
Co. 4/64 Armor, prepare to cut a cake celebrating the Army's 230
birthday at Forward Operating Base Prosperity, Baghdad, Iraq,
June 14. |
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, commander of Combined
Forces Command-Afghanistan, helps U.S. Army Sgt. Julius Yador
carve the
birthday cake during the Camp Eggers celebration of the Army's
230th birthday.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Meyer. |
Soldiers from Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan and the Office
of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan participate in a ceremony
at Camp Eggers to celebrate the Army's 230th birthday. Photo by
Staff Sgt. Victoria Meyer. |
Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan
(CFC-A), Command Sgt. Maj. of CFC-A Cynthia Prichett and Pfc.
Elma J. Haffner, journal clerk in the Joint Opperations center
bow their heads for the invocation of the ceremony for the Army
birthday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Spc. Benjamin T. Donde. |
Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan
(CFC-A), Command Sgt. Maj. of CFC-A Cynthia Prichett and Pfc.
Elma J. Haffner, journal clerk in the Joint Opperations Center
cut the birthday cake for the Army birthday in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Photo by Spc. Benjamin T. Donde. |
Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan
(CFC-A), Command Sgt. Maj. of CFC-A Cynthia Prichett serve cake
to the soldiers at the celebration of the Army birthday in Kabul,
Afghanistan. Photo by Spc. Benjamin T. Donde. |
Pacific
& Other World Wide Locations: |
Lt. Gen. John M. Brown III, U.S. Army, Pacific Commanding
General, and Staff Sgt. Ricky DeShaw, a Soldier in the U.S. Army,
Pacific Command Group, slice a commemorative cake in honor of
the 230th Birthday of the U.S. Army. |
Soldiers attending the Noncommissioned Officers Academy lead the
formation in singing the Arctic Warrior March and the Army Song
in celebration of the Army's 230th birthday. |
Sgt. 1st Class Vern Daley and Pfc. Joshua Green help Brig.
Gen James Hirai make the ceremonial first cut of the Army's birthday
cake Tuesday morning. Daley and Green, both of the 3rd Battalion,
509th Infantry (Airborne), were selected to represent the youngest
and oldest enlisted Soldiers for the cake cutting ceremony. |
Brig. Gen. James Hirai, U.S. Army Alaska commanding general,
leads the Army Birthday Run formation down Arctic Valley Road
toward the bike path along the Glenn Highway. Nearly 1,500 Soldiers
ran the 4-mile route in celebration of the Army's 230th birthday. |
