Army Brig. Gen. William Stoppel, chief of staff of the Army National Guard, congratulates Army Sgt. Mark Fuggiti, a supply specialist with Company C, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, during a luncheon at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., honoring the winners of the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition, the Army National Guard Recruiter of the Year and Army Guard members that competed in the Best Ranger Competition, Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Fugitti was named the Army Guard Soldier of the Year after winning the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Benning, Ga. The luncheon was one of several events that are part of the overall Outstanding Soldier and Airmen of the Year, which recognizes the best of the best in the Air and Army National Guard. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
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Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch, command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, addresses winners of the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition, the Army National Guard Recruiter of the Year and Army Guard members that competed in the Best Ranger Competition during a luncheon in their honor at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, August 21, 2012. The luncheon was one of several events that are part of the overall Outstanding Soldier and Airmen of the Year, which recognizes the best of the best in the Air and Army National Guard. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
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Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch, command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, addresses winners of the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition, the Army National Guard Recruiter of the Year and Army Guard members that competed in the Best Ranger Competition during a luncheon in their honor at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, August 21, 2012. The luncheon was one of several events that are part of the overall Outstanding Soldier and Airmen of the Year, which recognizes the best of the best in the Air and Army National Guard. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
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The National Guard's Outstanding Soldiers and Airmen of the Year were honored with a reception in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. Lt Gen Joseph Lengyel, Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Chief Master Sergeant Denise Jelinski-Hall, the Senior Enlisted Leader of the National Guard Bureau officiated the ceremony. (Photos by Maj. Randy Saldivar, National Guard Bureau)
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