Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Secretary of the Army John McHugh, Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX), Rep. John Carter (R-TX) and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston use a sword to cut a cake as part of the Army&#039;s 235th birthday ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 15, 2010. 