Fort Sill and Lawton celebrated the U.S. Army’s 249th birthday on June 14

  • Fort Sill and Lawton celebrated the U.S. Army’s 249th birthday on June 14 with a live fire cannon demonstration and a customary cake-cutting by the oldest and youngest soldiers at the post wielding cavalry sabers. Veterans, active-duty Soldiers, civilians, city leaders, Native Americans, children and senior citizens attended the event. The U.S. Army was established by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. Fort Sill Public Affairs
    Fort Sill and Lawton celebrated the U.S. Army’s 249th birthday on June 14 with a live fire cannon demonstration and a customary cake-cutting by the oldest and youngest soldiers at the post wielding cavalry sabers. Veterans, active-duty Soldiers, civilians, city leaders, Native Americans, children and senior citizens attended the event. The U.S. Army was established by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. Fort Sill Public Affairs

    Fort Sill and Lawton celebrated the U.S. Army’s 249th birthday on June 14 with a live fire cannon demonstration and a customary cake-cutting by the oldest and youngest soldiers at the post wielding cavalry sabers. Veterans, active-duty Soldiers, civilians, city leaders, Native Americans, children and senior citizens attended the event. The U.S. Army was established by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775.