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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker administers the oath of office to a group of about 30 new Army volunteers from the recruiting district of Baltimore, Md., during Pentagon ceremonies marking the 230th anniversary of the Army's founding on June 14, 2005. Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey (left) looks on. Each new volunteer was dressed in a black t-shirt with the Army slogan "An Army of One."

Gen. Peter Schoomaker administers the oath of office to a group of about 30 new Army volunteers.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker administers the oath of office to a group of about 30 new Army volunteers from the recruiting district of Baltimore, Md., during Pentagon ceremonies marking the 230th anniversary of the Army's founding on June 14, 2005. Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey (left) looks on. Each new volunteer was dressed in a black t-shirt with the Army slogan "An Army of One."

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