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Representative C.B. Embry Jr. presented Dr. Ghayth Hammad, M.D., P.S.C. with a certificate acknowledging him as a Kentucky Colonel.  Embry made the presentation at Dr. Hammad’s office located at 234 West Porter Street in Morgantown on Tuesday morning.
Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Commissions for Kentucky colonels are given by the Governor and the Secretary of State to individuals in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to a community, state or the nation. The sitting governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky bestows the honor of a Colonel's Commission by issuance of letters patent.