A military historian who served as guest speaker for the 28th Infantry Division’s 2024 Annual Memorial Service on May 19 told current and past soldiers, Gold Star family members and visitors that both the event and its location are unique. Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft, a Maryland National Guardsman who is a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, returned to his Pennsylvania Army National Guard roots for the 94th year of the May gathering at the division shrine in Boalsburg, Pa. that honors the fallen.
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