Chicago Army Birthday Celebration

By Annie ChambersJune 21, 2011

Army Birthday Cake Cutting — 1 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel address crowd at Pritzker Military Library — 2 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sergeant Scott Carter, U.S. Army Recruiter, Chicago Recruiting Company; Major General John Campbell, Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division; Colonel (Ret.) Jim Pritzker, Founder of the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago; Chicago Mayor ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Major General John Campbell at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago — 3 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Major General John Campbell speaks with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — 4 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Edstrom introduces Mayor Rahm Emanuel — 5 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel address the crowd at Pritzker Military Library — 6 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Major General John Campbell at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago — 7 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Birthday Cake Cutting — 8 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

William Schmutz, Director of Veteran's Affairs for the City of Chicago presents Army Birthday Proclamation — 9 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Joe Cantafio of the 101st Rock Division Band — 10 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Army Birthday Celebration — 11 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Crowd at the Pritzker Military Library — 12 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Major General John Campbell, Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division visits the Chicago Pritzker Military Library and throws the first pitch at the Cubs game to celebrate the Army's 236th birthday on June 14, 2011.

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