Duke Soldiers honor the Army's 237th birthday

Photo By Lt. Col. Travis Dettmer | Lt. Col. Henry I.B. McNeilly (right), commander of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Cross River, N.Y., cuts the Army birthday cake in customary fashion using a saber. As tradition goes, McNeilly cut the cake along with the youngest Soldier in the unit, Pvt. Brandon Nick Nicklow, a Wisconsin native who belongs to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment and who recently turned 18 years old. The two were part of a celebration held Thursday for Soldiers in the Duke Brigade and other members of the Fort Knox community in observance of the Army’s 237th birthday.  

FORT KNOX, KY, UNITED STATES

06.14.2012

Story by Maj. Travis Dettmer 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

FORT KNOX, Ky. – In traditional style, soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, took time Thursday to honor the Army’s 237th birthday.

Founded June 14, 1775, it was not just the Duke Brigade but the entire Army who took part in the nationwide celebration, honoring the single day nearly two and a half centuries ago that has inspired generations of Americans to take up arms in defense of the nation in times of war and peace.

• Date Taken: 06.14.2012
• Date Posted: 06.14.2012 19:12
• Story ID: 90014
• Location: FORT KNOX, KY, US