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Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the best-known colonelcy in the United States. A Kentucky Colonel Commission, the certificate, is awarded i
A portrait of Daniel Boone, one of the first Kentucky colonels, painted by Chester Harding in 1820
Colonel Harland Sanders was commissioned by Governor Ruby Laffoon in 1935 and launched Kentucky Fried Chicken as a franchise chain in 1952.
A Pakistani laureate poses with his 2020 Kentucky Colonel Certificate received from Governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear.
The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels also known as "Kentucky Colonels" or "HOKC" is a charitable, non-profit 501 organization engaged in collective philanthropy for Kentuckians on the behalf of th
Kentucky Colonel
…service to a community, state or the nation. Subsequent governors have typically been much more liberal in issuing Kentucky colonel commissions. The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) was first established during the depression in 1933 by Governor Ruby Laffoon as a state order of merit with an office at the capital. In 1957…
Dr. Rajkumar, the only Asian actor to be bestowed a Kentucky Colonel