NY Army National Guard Sgt. Deesir Garcia, a Yonkers resident, awarded Army Achievement Medal
Latham, NY (10/29/2020) — New York Army National Guard Sgt. Deesir Garcia, a Yonkers resident has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal.
Garcia was recognized for being picked as the non-commissioned officer Best Warrior by the 427th Brigade Support Battalion, which is based in Syracuse but has elements across the state.
Garcia received the medal from Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean during the Best Warrior competition conducted by the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on October 24.
Garcia, who assigned to A Company of the 427th, represented battalion in a competition against Soldiers from across New York.
The Best Warrior competition tests a Soldiers military knowledge, physical fitness, land navigation skills, and marksmanship. Each major unit in the New York Army National Guard selects two Best Warriors-a junior enlisted Soldier and a non-commissioned officer-to compete in a statewide event held in the spring.
The winner of that event competes in a regional competition and the winner of the region competition competes against the Best Warriors from other areas of the country to be the best in the Army National Guard.
This year the regional competition was won by two New York Army National Guard contestants who went onto compete at the National Guard level.
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New York Army National Guard Sgt. Deesir Garcia, (right) a Yonkers resident assigned to the 427th Brigade Support Battalion receives the Army Achievement Medal from 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean during the brigade’s Best Warrior competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on October 24, 2020. Garcia was recognized for being the non-commissioned officer Best Warrior for her battalion. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)
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