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Wounded Warriors Sports Program
Cowboy-Soldier Spc. Jake Lowery lost an eye and suffered massive head injures in Iraq a year ago but helped launch the Army's Wounded Warrior Sports Program last month.

Welcome Home to Veterans
The Washington, D.C. VA Medical center hosts a welcome-home celebration for 1200 veterans.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Reads to Students
Sgt. Maj. of the Army reads 'Happy Birthday, U.S. Army!' to students at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Future Combat Systems
The Army displayed the latest technology at the National Mall. The event shows the progress that our military is making and that the future is now.

Wuerzburg American Schools Close Their Doors
Wuerzburg American Elementary, Middle and High Schools

Commentary: The Army Embodies American Values
Saturday was an important day - the Army's 233rd birthday. I hope Soldiers care.

Army Birthday Cake
Soldiers make the Army Birthday Cake at the Pentagon. It's six feet long and weighs 250 pounds.

Army Birthday
Army marks 233rd birthday at the Pentagon. Crystal Park reports.

Deployed Dads Honored on Father's Day
Members of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard celebrate Father’s Day here by reminiscing about the births of their children.

Task Force Summit Soldiers Challenge Iraqis on Soccer Field
A different kind of battle happened, June 11, in northeastern Iraq -- one where nobody died, no body-armor was necessary and no shots were fired.

Chief of Staff Celebrates Army Birthday
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey reads 'Happy Birthday, U.S. Army!' to children at Fort Belvoir's Child Development Center as part of Army birthday festivities.

Normandy D-Day
Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha covers events in a small French village near Normandy, France where soldiers from America, France and Germany commemorate the events of over a half century before with an airborne jump. Produced by 1st Lt. James Williams.

SMA Reads Army Birthday Book
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston reads the Army Birthday Children's Storybook Thursday to about 20 children at Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Child Development Center at Forest Glenn, located in Silver Spring, Md. After the reading, Preston and two of the children blew out candles on the official "Army birthday" cake followed by the singing of the Army Song. The Army Birthday Children's Storybook was written for children by Army Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command to help Army children understand the importance, history, contributions and sacrifices their parents make.

Soldiers Put Icing on Army Birthday
Deep within the Pentagon Thursday, Army chefs kept adding food coloring to white buttercream icing and mixing, trying to create the perfect shade of gold.

Soldier Wins Interservice Pistol Championship
A Soldier of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit beat 72 of the military's best shooters to win the coveted Interservice Pistol Champion title June 12.