Volume 30 Issue 1

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28th Infantry Division Association

A Message from Our

President

2

2012 –13 Calendar of

Events

5

Greetings From France 5

Armed Forces Day 6-7

Ride for Remembrance 8

Wreaths Across America 10-11

Annual Benefit Dinner 12-13

Guard Day at Twin Ponds 14

Membership Application 15

Inside this issue:

New Monument Installed at 28th ID Shrine

June 2012

28th Infantry Division Assoc.

Publication Committee:

Carolyn O’Day Malfara,

Chairperson

SGT Damian Smith,

President

SFC Andrew Frengel,

Vice-President

The 2/28 Fallen Warrior Memorial Com-

mittee has installed a new memorial at

the 28th ID Shrine on the Pennsylvanian

Military Museum grounds. It is similar to

the one originally installed in Iraq in 2006

by the 2nd Brigade combat Team, 28th

Division (2/28 BCT) which honored 83

fallen warriors.

The new monument was dedicated during

the Sunday, May 20th Memorial Service

held annually at Boalsburg. The crowed

included soldiers from World War II, Ko-

rea, Vietnam, the first Gulf War and those

who served after 9/11. The Boalsburg me-

morial honored those warriors that paid

the ultimate price. Soldiers from the bri-

gade built the original memorial while

they were in Iraq and that memorial was

disassembled and reconstructed at Fort

Indiantown Gap, PA.

Governor Tom Corbett was the keynote

speaker at the ceremony, paying tribute to

the division in which he served for 1971 to

1984. Corbett praised the soldiers for lov-

ing their country and their state. The

Boalsburg memorial honored those warri-

ors that paid the ultimate price. Soldiers

from the brigade built the original memo-

rial while they were in Iraq and that me-

morial was disassembled and reconstruct-

ed at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA.

The memorial at the 28th ID Shrine is

similar to the one built in Iraq, but is con-

structed out of granite and steel. The me-

morial consists of an iron obelisk on a ped-

estal resting on a platform. The surface of

the obelisk is pitted and scarred with

holes. Inside the obelisk, dog tags from

each fallen warrior are suspended from

chains. A light shines on the dog tags from

the base and as the wind passes through

the structure, the dog tags move with a

wind chime suspended below them, like

the quiet whispers of the fallen as they

continue to speak to us.

Brigadier General John Gronski was the

commander of the 2nd Brigade in Iraq. On

August 9, 2011, the Association supported

the construction of the monument by pre-

senting a check to Major General Craig

and Brigadier General Gronski for $1500

to assist with the construction of the 2nd

Brigade Monument.

The Association’s Annual Ride for Remem-

brance is the major fund raiser that sup-

ports projects such as this.

Voting Members

Damian-Jeffrey M. Smith - President

Andrew P. Frengel -Vice President

Robert P. Coyne - Treasurer

Kristopher D. McKay - Secretary

Gilbert Steele - Past President

William O. Hickok V - Historian

Joseph Antidormi - Member

Paul Brown - Member

Frank Kusnir - Member

Jay P. Lockard - Member

Cathy Pristas - Member

Mike Pristas - Member

Gilbert Robinson - Member

Robert C. Williams - Member

Mary Sibrava - Member

Steve Shayter - Member

Non-Voting Members

Gwenn Underwood - Exec. Director

Carlos C. Corbin - Advisor

Richard L. Fonner - Advisor

Carolyn O'Day Malfara - Advisor

Louis M. Nole - Advisor

28th Infantry Division Association 1400 Calder Street, Building #3

Harrisburg, PA 17103-1297

Email: info@28thinfantrydivisionassoc.org 717-787-9385

Executive Council

Dear Members,

We have had a very busy year so

far. In March myself, our Vice-

President, Drew Frengel, our secre-

tary, Kris McKay and our Treasure,

Bob Coyne all attended the Division

Dining In. Our 3rd Annual Benefit

Dinner was also held in March.

In May the Association participated

in the Armed Forces Day celebra-

tion at City Island in Harrisburg. I

am pleased to have started this new

tradition for the Association. It has

been a terrific opportunity to show

who we are and what we do to the

community and the other military

organizations. It has also been a

successful way of recruiting new

members and keeping in touch with

our existing members. I would like

to thank council members Gwenn,

Steve and Carolyn for working at

our stand this year. We had fantas-

tic weather for the annual memorial

ceremony at Boalsburg. The dedica-

tion of the new monument was a

wonderful event.

In June we had our picnic with the

Harrisburg Senator’s baseball team.

The Friday evening game featured

fireworks and a flat screen televi-

sion give away.

You may not know it, but the Asso-

ciation has several members located

overseas. Local people often “adopt”

the graves of our soldiers in over-

seas American military cemeteries

as a way of showing their gratitude

and appreciation. They make it a

point of finding out as much infor-

mation as they can about their

adopted soldier. Many of these peo-

ple join our Association.

At this year’s reunion, we are going

to have two very special guests from

Europe. Alex Voss from Belgium

and Fabrice Dehaese from Luxem-

burg. Alex and Fabrice are Associa-

tion members and have been work-

ing for many years to keep the

memory of our 28th ID WWII sol-

diers alive in Europe.

Fabrice started a website,

www.bloodybucket.be , dedicated to

the men of the 28th ID during

WWII and put in all his efforts and

research for each individual unit

being part of the 28th ID. Both men

are now known as the "experts" on

the 28th ID in Belgium and Luxem-

burg in a very humble way. They

try to provide answers to people

inquiring on the 28th to keep alive

the memory of the "keystoners" as

they call us.

They coach other re-enactors of the

group called "28th ID Memory" .

Fabrice and Alex are also members

of the "28th ID Memory". This

group adopts tombs of a fallen Key-

stoner in both American cemeteries

in Belgium. Our soldiers are typi-

cally remembered on their birth-

days, at Christmas and other na-

tional holidays for the sacrifice they

made for the people of Belgium and

Luxemburg.

Representing all the people in Bel-

gium and Luxemburg keeping alive

the memory of the 28th ID, Fabrice

and Alex wanted to take part in our

annual reunion in 2012 and give a

presentation of their activities espe-

cially for WWII veterans. They have

followed the path of our soldiers,

though Europe, photographing the

areas as they look today and assem-

bling them in a presentation con-

taining images from WWII so that

the views can see locations as they

looked then and as they do today.

I am sure you will appreciate all the

effort they are putting into this pro-

ject.

Roll On!

Damian Smith, President

28th Infantry Division Association

A Message From Our President

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Alex at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Me-

morial in Belgium during a "certificate of adoption" cer-

emony for PFC. Kenneth G. Brenoel Sr., from Pennsyl-

vania, 112th Infantry, 28thID. PFC Brenoel was killed

in action on September 20th 1944.

Henri-Chapelle covers 57 acres and rest 7,992 of our

military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the

advance of the U.S. armed forces into Germany.

The cemetery possesses great military historic signifi-

cance as it holds fallen Americans of two major efforts,

one covering the U.S. First Army's drive in September

1944 through northern France, Belgium, Holland and

Luxembourg into Germany, and the second covering the

Battle of the Bulge.

There are 24 permanent American burial grounds on

foreign soil. Presently there are 124,905 U.S. war dead

interred at these cemeteries, 30,921 of World War I,

93,234 of World War II and 750 of the Mexican War.

100 % of the 8301 soldiers laid to rest in Holland at the

Netherlands American Cemetery have been adopted by

the grateful citizens of Holland.

Fabrice at the Ardennes Ameri-

can Cemetery and Memorial at

Neupré in Belgium with his

"certificate of adoption" for SSG

Lloyd R. May, from Ohio, who

served with the 110th Infantry

Regiment, 28th ID. SSG May

was killed in action on April

13th 1945.

The Ardennes American Ceme-

tery is a 90-acre cemetery that

contains the graves of 5,323 of

our military dead, many of

whom died in the 1944 Ar-

dennes winter offensive (Battle

of the Bulge).

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2012 - 2013 Calendar of Events

April 27, 2013 5:00 pm

4th Annual 28th Infantry Division Benefit Dinner &

Chinese Auction

Community Club, Annville, PA

May 18, 2013 8:00 am

Eleventh Annual Armed Forces Day

City Island in Harrisburg, PA

May 19, 2013 1:00 pm

Annual 28th Infantry Division Memorial Service

28th Infantry Division Shrine

Boalsburg, PA

September 5 - 8, 2012

29th Annual 28th Infantry Division Assoc. Reunion

Fort Indiantown Gap

September 22, 2012 10:00 am

2nd Annual Ride for Remembrance (Motorcycle and Car)

at American Legion Post 910

November 10, 2012, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

2nd Annual Free Guard Day at Twin Ponds

Twin Ponds East

Harrisburg, PA

April 7, 2013 12:00 pm

3rd Annual Walk for Education and 5K Run

time now. They

consider him and

his family part of

their American

family.

The soldier’s name

is Charles F. Carre

and he now lives in

Toms River New

Jersey. Mr. Carre

is a World War II

28th Infantry Divi-

sion Veteran. Dur-

ing a recent visit,

the Lefrancois’

took Mr. Carre to

the towns of

Sourdeval and

Gathemo, where

according to the

Lefrancois’, the

battles had been

very hard.

In memory of our

veterans and in

We received an email from Mr. and

Mrs. Michel Lefrancois, from Quiné-

ville, France.

The Lefrancois’told us that they live

near the beaches where Utah of

Operation Overlord occurred, where

at dawn on June 6, 1944, the Allied

put ashore 5 Divisions on the beach-

es of Normandy. (Their parents and

grandparents lived near where

Omaha occurred.) The Lefrancois

family has been friends with an

American soldier for a very long

commemoration of Mr. Carre’s visit, a

ceremony in their honor was orga-

nized with the mayors of Sourdeval

and Gathemo and French veterans.

The Lefrancois’ sent us some pictures

of this emotional moment. They also

sent greetings from Normandy and

said that they French people have not

forgotten what the American World

War II soldiers have done for them.

Greetings From France

Division Merchandise

Looking for a gift that shows your

Division connection? Check out

our online store or stop in the of-

fice to see what we have. We are

going to be open on a few Satur-

day drill dates in the fall so you

can stop by and take care of your

membership or pick something up

from our store. We are hoping to

start in October. Watch for an an-

nouncement from us soon.

Address Changes

Don’t forget about us when you

move. With all that packing and

all the places you need to update

your address, you might not think

about your association member-

ship. But we need to know when

your relocate too.

Phone Service

Still no phone service in the office,

but you can reach our Executive

Director, MSG Gwenn Underwood

(RET) at her home phone number

of: 717-944-6721 or our President,

SGT Damian Smith at his cell

phone at: 570-239-7898.

Around the Office

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Americans celebrate Armed Forces

Day annually on the third Saturday

of May. It is a day to pay tribute to

men and women who serve the

United States’ armed forces. Armed

Forces Day is also part of Armed

Forces Week, which begins on the

second Saturday of May.

President Harry S. Truman led the

effort to establish a single holiday

for citizens to come together and

thank our military members for

their patriotic service in support of

our country.

On August 31, 1949, Louis Johnson,

who was the United States’ Secre-

tary of Defense, announced the cre-

ation of an Armed Forces Day to

replace separate Army, Navy and

Air Force Days. The event stemmed

from the armed forces’ unification

under one department – the Depart-

ment of Defense. The first Armed

Forces Day was celebrated on Sat-

urday, May 20, 1950. The theme for

that day was “Teamed for Defense”,

which expressed the unification of

all military forces under one govern-

ment department. According to the

U.S. Department of Defense, the

day was designed to expand public

understanding of what type of job was

performed and the role of the military

in civilian life.

Armed Forces Day was a day for the

military to show "state-of-the-art"

equipment to Americans. It was also a

day to honor and acknowledge Ameri-

cans in the armed forces. Parades,

open houses, receptions and air shows

were held at the inaugural Armed

Forces Day. Armed Forces Day is still

celebrated nationwide today and is

part of Armed Forces

Week.

This was the 11th An-

nual celebration held

by the City of Harris-

burg and the 3rd time

that the Association

had a booth there.

There is always a

large crowd to see all

of the equipment and

support the various

Armed Forces Day at City Island

veteran’s organizations that are pre-

sent.

Each year, we have the opportunity

to tell the many visitors about our

organization and make the public

aware of the events that we host to

support our scholarship fund, our

monument fund and provide fellow-

ship to our soldiers and their fami-

lies. Many former division members

stop by to see us and tell us about

their service.

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Armed Forces Day at City Island

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Proceeds of the ride to benefit the 28th Infantry Division Association’s Memorial Fund

In Memory of all the casualties of the War on Terror since 9/11

Ride will start and end at American Legion Peter Charles Moore Post 910

75 Fisher Ave

Jonestown (Lickdale), PA

Registration from 10:00 to 11:00 - Ride From 11:15 to 3:00

Fee: $20Rider / $5Passenger

Rain or Shine - All Motorcycles and Cars Welcome

ABC 27’s Valerie Pritchett Will MC Our Event

For more information call SFC Drew Frengel @ 717-222-1119

SGT Damian Smith @ 717-861-2464 - Carolyn Malfara @ 717-320-3121

or visit www.28thInfantryDivisionAssoc.org

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at Arlington in one of the older sec-

tions of the cemetery, a section

which received fewer visitors with

each passing year.

Their mission, Remember, Honor,

Teach, is carried out today in part

by coordinating wreath laying cere-

monies a specified Saturday in De-

cember at Arlington, as well as vet-

erans’ cemeteries and other loca-

tions in all 50 states and beyond.

They also organize a week of events

including international veteran’s

tributes, ceremonies at State Hous-

es and a week-long “Veteran’s Pa-

rade” between Maine and Virginia

where they stop along the way to

spread the message about the im-

portance of remembering our fallen

heroes, honoring those who serve,

and teaching our children about the

sacrifices made by veterans and

their families to preserve our free-

doms.

This week of events is made possi-

ble by thousands of volunteers who

organize local ceremonies, raise

funds to sponsor wreaths, and par-

ticipate in the events. They receive

no government funding. The cost of

our programs is paid by individual

Wreaths Across America is a non-

profit organization founded to con-

tinue and expand the annual

wreath laying ceremony at Arling-

ton National Cemetery begun by

Maine businessman, Morrill

Worcester, in 1992.

Worcester Wreath and its involve-

ment with the Arlington project was

inspired at the early age of 12 years

old when, as a Bangor Daily News

paper boy, Morrill Worcester won a

trip to the Nation’s Capital. It was a

trip he would never forget, and Ar-

lington National Cemetery made an

indelible impression. In later life, he

recognized that his success as a

businessman was in large part, due

to the values of this Nation and the

Veterans who made the ultimate

sacrifice for their country.

In 1992, the Wreath Company

found themselves with an excess of

wreaths nearing the end of the holi-

day season. Seeing an opportunity

to make a boyhood dream a reality,

efforts to do something special with

those wreaths began in earnest.

With the help of Maine Senator

Olympia Snowe, arrangements were

made for the wreaths to be placed

wreaths sponsors, corporate do-

nors and volunteer truckers.

It is their belief that each wreath

honors all veterans and their goal is

that that one day they will place a

wreath on every headstone. At this

time, the designated sections to re-

ceive wreaths are rotated each year

so families will see wreath placed

for their loved ones.

Last year, I attended the ceremony

at Indiantown Gap Cemetery. The

volunteers placed almost 4000

wreaths on the graves of our veter-

ans for Christmas. But there were

thousands of graves that didn’t get

a wreath. I would like to invite you

to help us honor the veteran’s in our

community by sponsoring a wreath

this year at Indiantown Gap Ceme-

tery. The ceremony is open to the

public and will take place on Satur-

day, December 15th of this year.

- Carolyn Malfara

For more information about

Wreaths Across America, visit their

web site at:

www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

Wreaths Across America

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“I know our wreaths placed on the veteran's graves each year is a very small gesture. I only wish we could do more."

Morrill Worcester, Founder - Wreaths Across America

The Riderless Horse honors all of our fallen service

members.

Gold Star mother of Marine Corporal Jonathan Faircloth

lays a wreath in honor of all marines.

Volunteers play taps as the wreaths are laid. A Civil Air Patrol Cadet lays a wreath on his grandfather’s

grave.

We had our 3rd Annual Benefit Din-

ner on March 31 this year. This year’s

event was held at Felicita Resort in

Harrisburg. We were fortunate

enough to have ABC27’s Kendra Nich-

ols MC our event again this year.

Kendra’s adorable little daughter was

our youngest attendee.

Our speaker this year was author Bill

Williams. Bill, a Pennsylvania native,

has written several books about the

Civil War, the Pennsylvania coal re-

gion and about World War II pilots

and their mission and subsequent res-

cue from Romania.

Once again we had a terrific selection

of auction items to bid on. The Harris-

burg Senators, Bass Pro Shop, Her-

shey Corporation and Yeungling

Brewery and Roundtop Resort were

some of our generous supporters.

Kendra will be MCing our event for

us next year. We are going to be

moving the dinner to the newly ren-

ovated Community Club at Fort In-

diantown Gap. Next year’s event

will be held on Saturday, April 27th

at 5:00 pm.

We would like to thank all our spon-

sors and everyone that attended and

supported our event.

Hope to see you next year.

3rd Annual Benefit Dinner

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Proceeds of the dinner to benefit the Association’s Pennsylvania National Guard Scholarship Fund

Tickets are a donation of $55 each or $100 a couple

For more information call SFC Drew Frengel @ 717-222-1119 — Carolyn Malfara at 717-320-3121

SGT Damian Smith at 717-861-2464 or visit

www.28thInfantryDivisionAssoc.org

Sports Memorabilia and Tickets

Museum Passes

Weekend Getaways

Dinner Gift Certificates

Baskets of Cheer

Adventure Activities

Art Work

Celebrity Items

And so much more!!!!!!

Come to our FUNdraiser ! Saturday April 27, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Cocktail Hour with Appetizers - Buffet Dinner

Community Club

Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA

28th Infantry Divis ion 4th Annual Benefit Dinner and Chinese Auction

Many businesses and celebrities say

that they support our troops. These

have proven it. We are grateful for

their contributions. Please patron-

ize them.

Pampered Chef Gift Basket and two

framed limited addition prints from

Amanda Chmiola-Eshenour

Wine Lover's Basket of Cheer from

Center State Communications

2 Adventure Packages for Mountain

Adventures at Roundtop Moun-

tain Resort

Four box seat Harrisburg Sena-

tors tickets to any regular season

home game with 4 t-shirts and 4

hats

Yuengling Military bar mirror with

American Flag design from

Yuengling Brewery

Five Pound Chocolate Bar and

Chocolate Filled Gift Basket from

Hershey Chocolate

$20 Gift Certificate from Red Lob-

ster

Two $25 Gift Certificates from Ap-

plebee's

Four Tickets to the Turkey Hill

Experience Museum

Two Tickets to the Fulton Theatre

Four Tickets to the National Fire

Museum in Harrisburg.

Autographed picture of Troy

Polamalu from the Pittsburgh

Steelers

Two passes for Pocono White-

water Adventures

Gift Certificate for Four to Music in

the Vineyard from Nissley Vine-

yards

Two adult and two children's passes

to Indian Echo Caverns

Two passes to the Strasburg Rail-

road

Four passes to the Hershey Gar-

dens for the 2012 Season

Two passes for a Spot Light Tour at

the Hershey Theatre

Two passes for the Epic Buffet at

the Hollywood Casino

Pass for 2 adults to the Lincoln

Caverns

Weekday canoe trip for two on the

Susquehanna from Blue Mountain

Outfitters

Four passes to the Hershey Story

Museum

Four All Day passes to Wild River

Waterpark at Lake Raystown Re-

sort

Four Free passes for the Proud

Mary River Boat Sightseeing

Cruise

Four Free passes for the National

Toy Train Museum

Four Free passes to DelGrosso

Amusement Park

"In the Spotlight" Framed Bass

Pro Shop 2011 Conservation Se-

ries Collectible Print - Print fea-

tures turkey in fall setting

Family Four Pak of tickets for ad-

mission and a safari ride from Lake

Tobias Wildlife Park

Gift certificate for four tours at

Penn's Cave and Wildlife Park

Four Admission Tickets for the

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Two Tickets to a Philadelphia

Phillies baseball game

Two tickets to a Pittsburg Pirates

baseball game

investment is required of the organ-

izations that participate. The tick-

ets cost $5 and the Association gets

to keep the entire amount for every

ticket they sell. Patrons that pur-

chase the tickets get a 25% discount

shopping pass, refreshments and

the chance to win some great door

prizes. The Association is using the

Friends Helping Friends Program

The 28th Infantry Division Associa-

tion is once again participating in

the Annual Boscov’s Friends Help-

ing Friends Day on Tuesday Octo-

ber 16, 2012.

Friends Helping Friends Day is an

opportunity for non-profit organiza-

tions to raise funds by selling

tickets to the event. No expense or

to benefit the 28th Infantry Division

Association’s Memorial Fund. Tick-

ets for this year’s event are availa-

ble at the Association office, at the

registration table at the annual re-

union and we will be selling them at

Boscov’s prior to the event. If you

want to help us sell tickets, contact

us in the office or by email. Watch

for reminders on Facebook.

Thank You to Our Benefit Dinner Sponsors

Friends Helping Friends Benefits the Memorial Fund

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Free Guard Day at Twin Ponds

Saturday November 10, 2012

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Open to ALL National Guard Soldiers, Airman,

retirees and their families.

Skate rentals available for $2.00.

Sponsored by the 28th Infantry Division Association

1400 Calder Street, Building #3 Harrisburg, PA 17103-1297

www.28thInfantryDivisionAssoc.org

Come join us at Twin Ponds - East

3904 Corey Road in Harrisburg, PA

for this fun FREE event with your family!

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