Army Spc. Derek Kocer, of Alexandria, , a member of Company B, 139th Brigade Support Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, sits before a review board of command sergeants major during the South Dakota Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition in Yankton, , April 20, 2017. At the conclusion of the three-day competition, Kocer was named the runner-up/alternate in the SDARNG Soldier of the Year category.

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