NY Army National Guard Specialist Alejandro Sanchez, a Brooklyn resident, receives Army Achievement Medal
Latham, NY (10/29/2020) — New York Army National Guard Specialist Alejandro Sanchez, a resident of Wyckoff Avenue in Brooklyn, has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal.
Sanchez, was recognized for being picked as the top junior enlisted Soldier in the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez, who is a member of the battalion's A Company, represented the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry 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 Specialist. Alejandro Sanchez,a Brooklyn resident assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, is awarded the Army Achievement Medal during the 2021 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith, N.Y., 22-24 October 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)
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