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PNGMM Newsletter 21 Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum Building T-8-57, Fort Indiantown Gap Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-5003 (717) 861-2402 PNG MILITARY MUSEUM NEWSLETTER NO.# 21-2015 WWW.PNGMILITARYMUSEUM.ORG CELEBRATING 28 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS INDEX MG Walter F. Pudlowski (USA, Ret.), President New Leadership in Pennsylvania 2 Mr. Charles B. Oellig, Museum Director & Curator Cultural Resources Manager Retires 3 Brig. Gen. Stanley J. Jaworski, (USAF, Ret.), Vice- President Ms. Stephanie L. Olsen, Treasurer PNGMM 7th Upcoming Golf Tournament 4 TSgt Ted Nichols II, Secretary M151A1 Jeep received 5 LTC Richard H. Shertzer, (USA, Ret.), Membership Historian Receives NHD Award 5 COL Sam Hayes Picture from the Past 6 Col Carl Magagna (USAF, Ret.) Have you ever wondered? 6 Col. David J. Smoker (USAF, Ret) LTC Jonathan DeVries Artifact Recovered from European Battlefield 7 MAJ Chuck Holbrook (USA, Ret.) Yank Magazine’s Super Contest 7 WO2 David A. Sakmar Chapel Dedication 8 SGM Herman W. Clemens (USA, Ret.) A Brief History of the 201st Red Horse SQDN 11 SGT Damian J. M. Smith 201st Red Horse Alumni 11 Ms. Sharon E. Flaig Ms. Rita Meneses Museum Picnic Review 12 Mr. John E. Schreffler Donations 13 Ms. Shannan D. Zerance Shrapnel Cross 15 Book Review 15 Advisors (Non-Voting Members) Museum Membership 16 Mr. Stephen John Bushinski, Esq., Legal Counsel Maj. Gen. James M. Skiff, (USAF, Ret.), Board Member, Financial Donations 17 Electronic Newsletter Available 17 Emeritus Museum Tour Groups 17 NEWSLETTER & MEDIA STAFF Museum Wish List 18 Ms. Rita Meneses, Editor, Cultural Resources Manager Museum Calendar 18 SGT Damian J. M. Smith, Articles/Photos/Command Historian Curator’s Corner 19 Ms. Carolyn O’Day Malfara, Webmaster Hours and Directions 20 PAGE 2 PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY MUSEUM 21-2015 commissioned a second lieutenant. He has held NEW LEADERSHIP leadership positions from Platoon Leader through Assistant Division Commander including numerous key staff positions. He served as Commander of the 213th Area Support Group until his selection as Deputy Chief and then as Chief, Counterdrug Office, National Guard Bureau. He also served as Assistant Division Commander, 28th Infantry Division, and as Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard, Annville, Pennsylvania. Prior to his present assignment, he served as the Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command for National Guard Matters and liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. General Joseph served as the Chairman of the National Guard Bureau Joint Advisory Council, a Senior Facilitator at United States Northern Command for the Joint Task Force Commanders Training Course, and as Acting Deputy Director, J5, United States Northern Command and is Dual Status Commander qualified. Official Photo and Bio provided by the Public Affairs Office He earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University and Serving as Acting Adjutant General since January 20, 2015, Major General James R. Joseph graduated from the Army War College. He attended received Senate confirmation and officially assumed the Defense Policy Seminar, Elliott School of the duties as the 52nd Adjutant General of Pennsylva- International Studies, George Washington University; nia and Commander, Pennsylvania National Guard, on the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, May 11, 2015. In this cabinet-level position with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government; the General Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans and Flag Officer Homeland Security Seminar, Harvard Affairs, headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap, School of Executive Education; and the FBI National General Joseph is responsible for command, control, Academy. General Joseph is retired from a career in and supervision of National Guard units – Army and law enforcement and was the former Director, Air – allocated to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. six state-owned veterans’ homes, and programs for Some of General Joseph’s awards and military Pennsylvania’s one million veterans. decorations include: Defense Superior Service Medal; General Joseph began his military career as an Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious enlisted soldier in 1971. He completed basic training Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters); at Fort Dix, New Jersey, attended advanced individual Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf training as a military policeman at Fort Gordon, Clusters); Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Georgia, and completed a tour of duty in Vietnam, Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster); Army Achievement Medal; where he was assigned to the 716th Military Police Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Joint Battalion. He completed his active duty tour at Fort Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Polk, Louisiana, with the 258th Military Police Cluster); Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Company. General Joseph joined the Pennsylvania Citation (with Palm); Republic of Vietnam Civil Army National Guard in 1974 and was assigned as a Actions Unit Citation; PA Meritorious Service Medal; combat engineer with Company C, 876th Engineer PA Commendation Medal; Jr. Medal; Governor's Unit Battalion. Citation (with 1 Silver Star); and The Adjutant General Joseph completed Officer Candidate General's Staff Identification Badge. School in 1978 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was PAGE 3 PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY MUSEUM 21-2015 CULTURAL RESOURCES PNGMM GOLF TOURNAMENT MANGER RETIRES by Sharon Flag by Stephanie L. Olsen On Saturday, September 12, 2015, the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum will Rita Meneses was host its 7th Annual Foxhole Invitational Golf born and raised in South Tournament, which will serve as a fundraiser to help Charleston, West Virginia. support the museum and its mission. The She began her career with tournament was an overwhelming success last year, the National Guard as the and we could not have done it without the support of West Virginia Army our sponsors. National Guard Cultural The Museum’s mission is to preserve and Resource Manager and the honor the history of the Pennsylvania National Guard Regulated Waste and by providing educational activities for Pennsylvania Recycling Manager for National Guard members, their families, veterans, five and a half years. She civic groups, and youth organizations. Its exhibits then came to Fort are a representation, past and present, of the troops Indiantown Gap in who have fought for our freedom since 1747. The January 2002 as the Pennsylvania Army National Museum allows visitors to take a step back in time Guard Cultural Resource Manager. and witness the sacrifice they endured for us and our During her 13 years of service at Fort country. Indian- town Gap, Rita achieved many noteworthy To help support the Museum, which is a 501(c) accomplishments and has played a large part in (3) organization, we would like to invite you to “chip preserving the history of the Pennsylvania National in” to support and sponsor the 7th Annual Foxhole Guard. She was responsible for the determination, Invitational. We have enclosed a Tournament Flyer evaluation, and preservation of the Pennsylvania on the next page. If you would like full size forms, National Guard’s historic resources at Fort you can email me, and I would be happy to send them Indiantown Gap and throughout the Commonwealth. to you, or you can find them on our website. If you She worked with the engineering office on have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me construction and renovation projects to upgrade a call at 717-821-3790 or email me at: armories across the state, making them more efficient for soldiers while still maintaining historic integrity. [email protected]. Rita conducted consultation with Native American You can also find all our golf tournament Tribes with ancestral ties to Pennsylvania and hosted information, including pictures from our past the 2012 Native American Workshop. tournaments, on our new website at: Rita serves on the Pennsylvania National www.foxholegolf.com. Guard Military Museum’s Board of Directors and Again, we would appreciate your kind was Treasurer from 2003-2015. She was instrumen- consideration to support this worthy cause and thank tal in the relocation and restoration of the Range you for supporting the Foxhole Invitational. House and Our Lady of Victory Chapel. She served Together we can continue to enhance our museum 6 years on the National Guard Bureau’s and preserve the history of our Pennsylvania Environmental Advisory Council as the Northeast National Guard. Representative and was Chair of the Council’s Natural/Cultural Committee. Sincerely, During her years of service, Rita received numerous state and federal awards including the 2011 Secretary of the Army Award for Cultural Resources Management, competing against Army installations in the United States and worldwide. Sharon Flaig Tournament Chairperson PAGE 4 PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY MUSEUM 21-2015 MAJOR GENERAL FRANK H. SMOKER, JR 7th Annual Foxhole Invitational Golf Tournament Benefits the PA National Guard Military Museum Pine Meadows Golf Complex 4 - Person Scramble Lebanon, PA $260/foursome September 12, 2015 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start Closest To The Pin Hit the Green Buffet Dinner Longest Drive Putting Contest Door Prizes Beat The Pro Raffle
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