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by uiri 3715 days ago
Hunter earned both a National Defense Service Medal and a Global War on Terrorism Medal.

I just want to point out that these medals just mean that he was a soldier at some point between September 11, 2001 and now. Service medals are given out just for showing up.

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[Hunter's] home state named him a Kentucky Colonel, an honorific reserved for Kentuckians “unwavering in devotion to faith, family, fellowman, and country.”

Wikipedia:

The honor has been given to a broad variety of notable people . . . . It has also been bestowed upon various people who are not generally considered especially notable – they have been people from "all walks of life". . . .

Under Governor Steve Beshear in 2008, so many commissions were being issued that state budget cuts led to a major change in the design of the commission certificate. The certificate was downsized from the 10-by-15-inch (25 by 38 cm) size to 8.5 by 14 inches (22 by 36 cm).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_colonel

Plus, it comes with a sweet license plate design only you and your Colonel fratnerity brethren can use. http://easypl8s.com/upnresize/pics/IMGm_800.jpg