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In celebration of the U.S. Army's 234th birthday, left to right; Army Chief of Staff George W. Casey Jr., Col. Arthur Wittich, Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, Pvt. 2 Rex Vaughn, and Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston cut a cake in the Pentagon courtyard, June 12, 2009.

BIRTHDAY FETE

In celebration of the U.S. Army's 234th birthday, left to right; Army Chief of Staff George W. Casey Jr., Col. Arthur Wittich, Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, Pvt. 2 Rex Vaughn, and Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston cut a cake in the Pentagon courtyard, June 12, 2009.

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