Photo By Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart | Lt. Col. Lane Marshall provided an update on Fort Indiantown Gap at the Lebanon Valley...... read more read more
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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa-The installation was the site of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Breakfast yesterday.
The annual event was well attended by members of the business community, elected officials, community leaders and Guard members.
“The doors of the installation are always open to our community partners,” said Lt. Col. Lane Marshall, commander of the installation. “We’re proud to be able to assist with this event.”
The culmination of the event was the presentation of the General Frank Smoker “Beyond the Call Award” to Greg Stegall, of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. The award named after Smoker, a Pennsylvania National Guard member, is for a member who has provided exceptional support to one or more service members or veterans their spouses and or family during a period of time a service member of any branch was in active service.
Lebanon County Commissioners Robert Phillips, Jo Ellen Litz and William Ames presented a proclamation to Stegall. Stegall also received certificate of recognition from the Mayor of Lebanon, Sherry Capello.
The guest speaker at this year’s event was Robert Hoffman, who spoke about the life of Maj. Dick Winters. Other speakers included Marshall with an update on Fort Indiantown Gap and Robert W. Callahan, Director of the Lebanon VA Medical Center who provided an update on the Lebanon VA.
Fort Indiantown Gap, run by the Pennsylvania National Guard, is the busiest Army National Guard training center in the nation. More than 130,000 individuals train here annually.
| Date Taken: | 05.02.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.02.2018 14:04 |
| Story ID: | 275423 |
| Location: | FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA, US |
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