Metzgar to Designate Memorial Bridge in Honor of Local Hero

October 13, 2022

WHAT:     The bridge located on T.R. 413 on Grasser Road in Juniata Township, Bedford County, over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River at the intersection of New Baltimore Road, will be designated the Army Specialist Four Harold Phillip Grasser Memorial Bridge. Grasser, a Manns Choice native, was killed in action on April 30, 1968, during the Vietnam War at the South Vietnam Go Cong Province.
 
WHO:    Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford); family and friends of Harold Grasser; and members of the community.
 
WHEN:    Saturday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. 
 
WHERE:    New Baltimore VFD, located at 526 Juniata St. in New Baltimore.
 
Media contact:    Nate Temple, 717.260.6396, ntemple@pahousegop.com