Sgt. David W. Rider and Spc. Joshua McDowell Named Best Warriors  

Fort McCoy, Wisc.
July 30, 20010

The Army Reserve named Sgt. David W. Rider, B company, 256th Support Hospital, Twinsburg, Ohio and Spc. Joshua McDowell, 7246th Installation Medical Support Unit, Omaha, Nebraska, Best Warriors for 2010. The two were chosen NCO and Soldier of the Year for the Army Reserve after a grueling week-long competition against 28 other competitors.

  Sgt. David W. Rider    Spc. Joshua McDowell

Best Warrior, Army Reserve NCO of the Year, Sgt. David W. Rider, B company, 256th Support Hospital

                        Best Warrior, Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, Spc. Joshua McDowell, 7246th Installation Medical Support Unit

Read Sgt. Rider's biography. Check out pictures and video of Sgt. Rider on our Flickr page.

Read Spc. McDowell's biography.  Check out pictures and video of Spc. McDowell on our Flickr page.

The NCO of the Year runner-up is Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Fries, Cornell NCO Academy, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

The Soldier of the Year runner-up is Spc. Robert A. Busch, 979th Engineer Company, Lexington, Kentucky.

Who where the competitors? What were the events in the Best Warrior Competition?

Photos and videos of the Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition and both (NCO) and (Soldier) as they competed can be found on the official
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