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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno administers the oath-of-enlistment to future soldiers during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012.

BIRTHDAY OATH

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno administers the oath-of-enlistment to future soldiers during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012.

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