Maj. Gen. Andrew P. Schafer Jr., 28th Infantry Division commander, addresses the approximately 500 Soldiers with 28th Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard, who were joined by their families and honored in a ceremony Jan. 13 as they prepare to depart for a deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield (OSS). Also in attendance from left to right, Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Peter Lawson, Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania's adjutant general, and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. ( Army National Guard

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