Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White and Chief of Staff of the Army Eric K. Shinseki congratulate the Department of the Army Soldier and Noncommissioned Office of the year, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery T. Stitzel, The Old Guard, Fort Myer, Va., and Spec. Justin M. Brown, 95th Maintenance Company, Baumholder, Germany, during the first ever Department of the Army Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Competition awards banquet Sept. 27, 2002 at Spates Hall on Fort Myers, Va. The competition was held Sept. 23- 27 at Fort AP Hill, Va.