NY Army National Guard Sgt. Jerry Barry, a resident of Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood, awarded Army Achievement Medal
Latham, NY (10/29/2020) — New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jerry Barry, a resident of Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood, has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal.
Barry, was recognized for being picked as the non-commissioned officer Best Warrior by the 1st Battalion, 358th Field Artillery, which is based at the Jamaica, Queens Armory.
Barry 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.
Barry, who is a member of the 258th Field Artillery's Forward Support Company, 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. Jerry Barry, a Brooklyn resident (right) assigned to the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, is awarded the Army Achievement Medal by 27th Infantry Brigade Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean during the brigade Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith, N.Y., on 24 October 2020. Barry was selected as the non-commissioned officer Best Warrior for the field artillery battalion and competed against others from across the state October 22,23, and 24 at Camp Smith. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)
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