U.S. Army Celebrates 233rd Birthday in Chicago's Daley Plaza

Courtesy Photo | Staff Sgt. Terrence L. House, a Bartlett, Ill., native, receives the Combat Action Badge during the Army's 233rd birthday celebration at Daley Plaza on June 11. Nichea House pins the Combat Action Badge on her husband while Maj. Gen. Peter S. Cooke looks on.  

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

06.11.2008

Courtesy Story

1st Cavalry Division

U.S. Army Public Affairs-Midwest

CHICAGO - The U.S. Army celebrated its 233rd birthday on June 11 with a cake-cutting ceremony in Daley Plaza that featured Maj. Gen. Peter S. Cooke, Commanding General 96th Regional Readiness Command as the guest speaker. During the ceremony, Staff Sgt. Terrence House, a native of Bartlett, Ill., received the Combat Action Badge for his actions under fire while stationed in Iraq during November 2005.

• Date Taken: 06.11.2008
• Date Posted: 06.11.2008 19:55
• Story ID: 20367
• Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US