Cheney, Rumsfeld Salute Army on Birthday
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld joined in a cake-cutting ceremony at the Pentagon to mark the Army's 228th birthday.
Rumsfeld says the Army has come a long way from its inception during the 1770s, when settlers fought for America's independence from Great Britain. Instead of patriots using muskets to battle adversaries, Patriot missiles now strike at enemy rockets.
Meanwhile, Cheney says the Army of the future is going to be dramatically different from the armed forces of now. However, he says one thing will remain the same: it will be the soldiers who take the risk and make the sacrifices that deliver victory to this nation.
Vice President Dick Cheney, right, licks cake off his finger, Friday, June 13, 2003, after cutting an Army birthday cake with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, as they celebrated the Army's 228 years of service to the country.
Vice President Dick Cheney' center,cuts an Army birthday cake at the Pentagon, Friday, June 13, 2003, as they celebrated the Army's 228 years of service to the country. Left to right; Vice Chief of Staff, Army General John Keane, Cheney, Sergeant Major Jack Tilley.