Photo Essays
2008 Army Birthday Ball
The Soldiers Chorus opens the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008. The United States Army turned 233 years old and marked the occasion with celebrations around the world. Army Staff Sgt. Andre McRae, left, and the Soldiers Chorus performs at the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008. Country music artist Michael Peterson co-hosts the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008.Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney provides the keynote address at the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington D.C., June 14, 2008. The United States Army turned 233 years old and marked the occasion with celebrations around the world. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey addresses the audience at the 2008 Army Birthday Ball and shares his thoughts on all the successes of the Army's past and the challenges in its future. The ball took place in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008.Time magazine journalist Michael Weisskopf, left, receives the Army's highest civilian award at the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008. Weisskopf was embedded with the Army's 1st Armored Division in December 2008 when he lost his hand trying to dispose of an enemy grenade that landed in the Humvee in which he was riding. Army Secretary Pete Geren, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, center, listen to Time magazine journalist Michael Weisskopf address the audience after presenting him the Army's highest civilian award at the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington D.C., June 14, 2008.Army Birthday Ball hosts Michael Peterson and Army Sgt. Jill Stevens entertain the audience in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008.From left: Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Army Secretary Pete Geren and the Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston sing the Army song before cutting the Army's birthday cake at the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington D.C., June 14, 2008.
The Soldiers Chorus opens the 2008 Army Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2008. The United States Army turned 233 years old and marked the occasion with celebrations around the world.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen