Veterans at The Culinary Institute of America Help Army Celebrate Birthday
3,039 views · Published 13 June 2013 · 3:17 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: The Culinary Institute of America · 2013 · Education
To help the U.S. Army celebrate its 238th birthday on June 14, 2013, four transitioning veteran students at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY worked with Chef Kate Cavotti to prepare a special birthday cake. The cake was presented to the Army and cut during a birthday ceremony in Times Square in New York City. General John Campbell, the vice chief of staff of the Army (second in command to General Ray Odierno), used an Army saber to cut the cake. Invited guests then enjoyed a piece of the birthday cake—which was transported to Manhattan from the CIA's Hyde Park campus early that morning. On June 13th, General Odierno cut a second birthday cake made by the CIA veteran students live on national TV on Fox & Friends. The CIA's relationship with the U.S. military dates to the college's founding in 1946, when its primary goal was to train veterans returning from World War II to enter the post-war workforce. Today, about 150 transitioning veterans from all branches of the armed forces are enrolled in the CIA's associate and bachelor's degree programs, supported by the benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program.
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