Sparta, Ill. - Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Kelly, Illinois Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major, presents Sgt. Luke Birtch with the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award at the Illinois Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition, April 4-6 at the Sparta Training Area, Sparta. Birtch, of Chatham, is a medical specialist with Joint Force Headquarters Medical Detachment, based in Springfield. Birtch will represent the Illinois Army National Guard in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition April 30-May 4 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.


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