Fort Leonard Wood celebrates 246 years of the JAG Corps

By Ryan Thompson, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs OfficeJuly 29, 2021

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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Fort Leonard Wood celebrated the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps’ 246th birthday today with a traditional cake cutting.

Per tradition, Col. Robert Samuelson, the Corps’ oldest service member and Pfc. Walker McDaniel, the Corps’ youngest service member, cut the birthday cake.

America’s oldest and largest law firm was founded by General George Washington on July 29, 1775.