Posted on 03/24/2009 11:16:18 AM PDT by Pyro7480
The D.G. Yuengling & Sons seal is printed on numerous items, from beer cans, bottles, shirts, hats and, believe it or not, patches worn by a certain Army National Guard unit on overseas missions.
“It reminds of home, actually,” said Chief Warrant Officer Joseph T. Witmer of Etters, York County, who wears a patch that resembles the label on Yuengling Traditional Lager beer.
Before mobilizing Thursday to prepare for a tour in Iraq, nine Army National Guard soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 104th Aviation, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, saluted Yuengling President Richard “Dick” Yuengling Jr. Tuesday morning at the brewery gift shop in Pottsville, thanking him for allowing the unit to merge his colors with theirs.
“We’re very appreciative,” said Capt. Nathan D. Smith, Lebanon.
“Your appreciation of me is exceeded by my appreciation of you. Good luck to everybody,” Yuengling said.
“The patches are something Mr. Yuengling had authorized for us on our last deployment, which was in October 2004 in Kosovo. What patch you have will depend on what unit you’re in,” Witmer said....
The unit presented Yuengling with a few gifts, included a framed shadow-box display featuring the unit’s five Yuengling patches. A mini gold-plated inscription on front stated: “To D.G. Yuengling & Sons Inc. for your devoted support of 2-104th GSAB.” The unit also gave Yuengling an Army-green flight suit, tagged with a Yuengling patch and an identification patch with Yuengling’s name on it “with air crew wings,” Witmer said.
Vickie Lord, a Yuengling tour guide, led the soldiers dressed in olive greens and digital-pattern camouflage, through the Mahantongo Street brewery.
The battalion also presented Yuengling with a plaque from the Army National Guard’s recruiting retention section for his long-standing support of the military services....
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We were living in Ocean City, New Jersey, when my husband was buying the Yuengling. Of course, he was buying it in Somers Point.
I like the Pottsville Porter (since renamed; I can’t remember what they call it now).
Is there a beer ping list? I don’t drink much, but I do like a GOOD beer every know and then.
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