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PHOTOS: U.S. Army Birthday Celebration
The U.S. Army observed 237 years of service earlier this week at Rasmussen College.
The United States Army commemorated its 237th birthday on June 20 with a celebration at Eagan’s Rasmussen College .
The event included historical displays from the Mobile Military Museum and Military Vehicle Preservation Association, information about opportunities with the army and a Hearts for Heroes table, where those in attendance had the opportunity to write postcards to soldiers serving overseas.
The celebration also included a ceremony, at which officials representing both Rasmussen College and the U.S. Army signed a Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program partnership memorandum of agreement.
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The PaYS Program provides priority hiring status to qualified participating soldiers. Rasmussen is the first college in the country to establish a PaYS partnership.
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