Fort Leonard Wood celebrates 241st Army birthday

By Mr. Michael Curtis (Leonard Wood)June 20, 2016

Fort Leonard Wood celebrates 241st Army birthday
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2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines observe a small fireworks display Tuesday on Gammon Field before the start of the 3-mile division-style run. Leading up to the run, service members and civilian runners ran a continuous 10-mile loop, both on-and ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Kent Savre, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, addresses attendees in the Lincoln Hall Atrium prior to the cutting of the Army birthday cake by Savre, the youngest and oldest Soldier on Fort Leonard Wood. Dr. Rebecca Johnson, M... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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Fort Leonard Wood celebrated the U.S. Army's 241st birthday with time-honored and fun activities on Tuesday.

Events included a division-style run, fireworks, golf tournament, cake-cutting, streamer ceremony and Twilight Tattoo by the 399th Army Band.

A symbolic 241-mile birthday run began Sunday with Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and civilian runners completing 10-mile-continuous loops until Tuesday.

Maj. Gen. Kent Savre, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, led the division-style run for the final three miles, starting at Gammon Field.

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