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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno is joined by both the youngest and oldest soldiers in the crowd as well as Buddy Valastro from the television show "Cake Boss" as they cut the cake made to honor the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012.

CAKE CUTTING

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno is joined by both the youngest and oldest soldiers in the crowd as well as Buddy Valastro from the television show "Cake Boss" as they cut the cake made to honor the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012.

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