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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Nearly 70 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed in the annual Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition recently.
A total of 68 competitors took part in the match, held June 30 to July 1 at Fort Indiantown Gap, for the right to wear the coveted Governor’s Twenty uniform tab.
Firing M4 rifles and M17 pistols, shooters competed in Combat Rifle Excellence-in-Competition and Combat Pistol Excellence-in-Competition matches and fired M4 400-yard slow fire match and an M17 30-yard slow fire match.
First Sgt. Scott Sheroky of the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site was the top overall finisher. He was followed by Chief Master Sgt. Edward Altmeyer of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, last year's top finisher. Tech Sgt. Nick Yackovich of the 171st Air Refueling win, the 2021 top finisher, placed third.
The 2023 Governor's Twenty recipients are (in order of finish):
1. Scott Sheroky
2. Ed Altmeyer
3. Nick Yackovich
4. William Sessamen
5. Josh Hager
6. Dylan Albert
7. Paul Frie
8. Erik Moskal
9. Zachary Paff
10. Harold Little
11. Samuel O’Brien
12. Matt Nieberding
13. Dakota Williamson
14. Gregory Karli
15. Raymond Heaton
16. Keifer Bathgate
17. John Rebuck
18. Nicholas Shaffer
19. Amanda Wright
20. Patrick Michael
In addition to the Governor’s Twenty tabs, Staff Sgt. Michael Sessamen of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division won the High New Shooter Award.
The match was organized by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Individual Training Branch’s Marksmanship Training Unit.
| Date Taken: | 07.07.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 07.07.2023 14:25 |
| Story ID: | 448721 |
| Location: | FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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