Overview

• The flag was presented Sept. 29 at Joint Force Headquarters to Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy and Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Phillips.
• Donor Joseph Reselli said he bought the piece to remove it from private hands, and the Guard recognized his family with an engraved plaque.
• The silk-embroidered standard featuring the Commonwealth coat of arms is believed to date to 1920–21, reflecting the post–National Defense Act identity of the Guard.
• Officials say it likely flew at the Guard’s Mount Gretna training site before Fort Indiantown Gap was developed ahead of World War II.
• The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum will conserve the flag for prominent display at headquarters.