The Pennsylvania National Guard is one of the oldest and largest National Guards in the United States Department of Defense. It traces its roots to 1747 when Benjamin Franklin established the Associat
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A 1764 illustration of the Pennsylvania Associators assembling in Philadelphia after news of the Paxton Boys marching on the city
An 1812 illustration of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry by John Lewis Krimmel
Troops from Pennsylvania's 28th Infantry Division march down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on Aug. 29, 1944
Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "The Gap" or "FIG", is a census-designated place and National Guard Training Center primarily located in East Hanover and Union townships in Lebanon County, Pe
Pennsylvania National Guard
…Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, which is headed by Pennsylvania Adjutant General Major General John Pippy. It is headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and has facilities in more than eighty locations across the state. The Pennsylvania National Guard dates back to 1747…
Fort Indiantown Gap front gate
Arriving at Indiantown Gap
"Back from a hike" c. 1940
Franklin Stichler's grave along McLean Road at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.