Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Adjutant General-Kentucky, awards Army Col. John B. Blackburn, the Silver Order of Mercury during his retirement ceremony at the Wellman Auditorium on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky Sept. 27, 2024. The Silver Order of Mercury is awarded to those select few who stand above their peers and have made conspicuous long-term significant contributions to the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the Signal Corps Regimental Association. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)