Retired Gen. William F. Kernan, former commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, shakes the hand of Spc. Eric-Brandon Oce, Multi-National Corps - Iraq security and intelligence, following the cutting of the XVIII Airborne Corps' birthday cake at a ceremony on Aug. 22, 2008, at the Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Baghdad. The Corps turns 68 on Aug. 25, while also celebrated at the ceremony was the 68th anniversary of the first official Army parachute jump, which took place Aug. 16, 1940.