Kentucky Soldiers set to deploy for Spartan Shield
Spc. Phillip Gallardo gets promoted to sergeant by his mother, Fawn, doing the going away ceremony for 1st Platoon, 299th Chemical Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Ryle High school in Union Ky., Jan 13, 2024. There was one more specialist that was promoted to sergeant alongside Gallardo as well as a sergeant to Staff Sgt. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)