U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brian Wertzler, Kentucky’s deputy adjutant general, administers the state Oath of Office prior to a promotion ceremony for Lt. Col. John Barger in front of the Kentucky Constitution at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Aug. 10. Barger was promoted to the rank of colonel during the ceremony. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Milt Spalding)