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Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Ed Martin, 2nd from left, and Brandon Alvarez, a 2018 graduate of East Central H.S., grasp the saber as they prepare to cut the Army Birthday cake in front of the Alamo on June 14. The U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion San Antonio marked the Army’s 243rd Birthday with a small ceremony at the historic site. In keeping with tradition, the oldest Army veteran present, Martin, and the youngest Army Soldier, Ramirez, made the first cut in the cake. Alvarez took the Oath of Enlistment during the ceremony and is slated to depart for basic training later this year. The 17-year old enlisted as a Human Resource Specialist. Also pictured are Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado (right), the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) command team.
180614-A-OV121-052.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Maj. Dean Welch

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Ed Martin, 2nd from left, and Brandon Alvarez, a 2018 graduate of East Central H.S., grasp the saber as they prepare to cut the Army Birthday cake in front of the Alamo on June 14. The U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion San Antonio marked the Army’s 243rd Birthday with a small ceremony at the historic site. In keeping with tradition, the oldest Army veteran present, Martin, and the youngest Army Soldier, Ramirez, made the first cut in the cake. Alvarez took the Oath of Enlistment during the ceremony and is slated to depart for basic training later this year. The 17-year old enlisted as a Human Resource Specialist. Also pictured are Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado (right), the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) command team.


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