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Fort Leavenworth Celebrates Army Birthday
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC Cadet Staff Sgt. Deiken Smith performs a solo rifle exhibition during the Army birthday celebration June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Smith will be a junior when classes resume after summer break. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC Cadet Sgt. 1st Class Roman Smith performs a solo rifle exhibition for the Army birthday celebration June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The JROTC demonstration followed a traditional cake cutting to celebration the Army's 251st anniversary. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Emily Wise, inventory control associate; Allison Lassalle, stocker; and Marina Lemanua, store manager, cut and plate slices of cake to serve to Army birthday celebration attendees and customers June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During the celebration, Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC cadets performed solo rifle exhibitions, and the PX offered coupons and grab bags to those who attended. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Representing Fort Leavenworth's oldest and youngest soldiers, Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. David Franks and Pfc. Gabriel McBride, a religious affairs specialist at her first duty station, cut cakes for the Army's 251st birthday June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A birthday cake was also cut that afternoon at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks for the Army's 251st anniversary, which fell on Sunday, June 14. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Fort Leavenworth Deputy Chief of Police Maj. Thomas Prayne watches his son, Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC Cadet 1st Lt. Garrett Prayne, perform his solo rifle exhibition as part of the Army birthday celebration June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC Cadet Staff Sgt. Deiken Smith catches his rifle behind his back during his solo rifle exhibition June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Smith anchored the demonstration, which also included solo rifle exhibitions by his twin brother, Cadet Sgt. 1st Class Roman Smith, and Pioneer Guard Commander Cadet 1st Lt. Garrett Prayne. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Leavenworth (Kansas) High School Junior ROTC Cadet 1st Lt. Garrett Prayne salutes his father, Fort Leavenworth Deputy Chief of Police Maj. Thomas Prayne, whom he reported into before beginning the routine as he would during competition, as he completes his solo rifle exhibition during the Army birthday celebration June 12, 2026, at the Post Exchange at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Prayne will be a senior and serves as commander of the JROTC Pioneer Guard. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Leavenworth Celebrates Army Birthday
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