Army Brig. Gen. Ralph Hedenberg, left, the assistant adjutant general, Connecticut Army National Guard, presents a coin to Army Sgt. Matthew Yotka, right, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, during a command visit at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont, July 16, 2022. Yotka was given the coin for his performance as a platoon sergeant during the 102nd’s annual training, where he performed in a role two pay grades above his own, led two training exercise lanes and developed and refined platoon and comp


Army Brig. Gen. Ralph Hedenberg, left, the assistant adjutant general, Connecticut Army National Guard, presents a coin to Army Sgt. Matthew Yotka, right, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, during a command visit at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont, July 16, 2022. Yotka was given the coin for his performance as a platoon sergeant during the 102nd’s annual training, where he performed in a role two pay grades above his own, led two training exercise lanes and developed and refined platoon and company level standard operating procedures.


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