Infobox character colour colour text name ColonelRace series image caption first The Man in the Brown Suit last Sparkling Cyanide creator Agatha Christie portrayer David Niven br James Fox episode nickname alias species gender age born death specialty occupation Secret Service Agent title family spouse children relatives residence religion nationality United Kingdom British ColonelRace is a fictional character created by United Kingdom British Mystery fiction mystery novelist Agatha Christie . Race is a highly intelligent ex Army Colonel who had a stint as a leader of the counter intelligence division of the British spy agency MI5 . ref name pat Patricia D. Maida, Nicholas B. Spornick, Murder she wrote a study of Agatha Christie s detective fiction , Popular Press, 1982, p.154. ref He is immensely rich, having inherited the fortune of Sir Lawrence Eardsley . ref name pat The Colonel starred as a detective in four of Christie s books, most notably as Hercule Poirot s good friend in Cards on the Table and Death on the Nile . He also appears in Sparkling Cyanide and The Man in the Brown ... else noticing. The Man in the Brown Suit is perhaps the only novel in which the emotional side of ColonelRace s nature has been given consideration. It gives a whole new depth to his personality. In the 1978 film of Death on the Nile 1978 film Death on the Nile ColonelRace was played by David Niven ... race.php ColonelRace at Hercule Poirot Central Hercule Poirot Agatha Christie Category Fictional colonels Race, Colonel Category Agatha Christie characters Race, Colonel lit char stub da Oberst Race fr ColonelRace ko hu Race ezredes pl Pu kownik Race ru tr Albay Race uk ... by the similar character Colonel Hughes , played by Robert Pugh . In the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Death on the Nile 1997 and Cards on the Table 2002 , Race was played by Donald Sinden . His first ... , he is called Johnny. The 2002 ITV adaptation of Sparkling Cyanide featured Oliver Ford Davies as Colonel ... more details
The Colonel can refer to Colonel Sanders , the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC Colonel Tom Parker , the manager for Elvis Presley The Colonel play The Colonel play , an 1881 play by F. C. Burnand The Colonel, informal name for anyone with the military rank of Colonel , whether actively serving or retired. See also Kentucky colonel The Colonel film The Colonel film , a 1917 film directed by Michael Curtiz The Colonel 1974 film , a 1974 film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol The Colonel 2006 film , a 2006 film directed by Laurent Herbiet The Colonel One Hundred and One Dalmatians , character in the story One Hundred and One Dalmatians List of characters in the Conker series The Colonel The Colonel , a character in the Conker series The Colonel, the alias used by Colin Moulding of the band XTC for the 1980 single release of Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen The Colonels , the Pi sudski s colonels regime of Polish colonels during the period 1926 1939 The Colonels , the Greek military junta of 1967 1974 The Colonels , rule by senior military officials, see military junta . See also Colonel disambiguation Disamb ... more details
other uses Military ranks Colonel IPAc en k r n l there is no need for US and UK transcriptions. see ... group captain . It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures. A colonel is typically in charge of a regiment in an army . Colonel is usually the highest or second highest ... century, a colonel normally a member of the aristocracy became a holder German Inhaber or proprietor of a military contract with a sovereign. The colonel purchased the regimental contract &mdash ... 2012 The rank of colonel was popularized by the Spanish tercios in the 16th and 17th centuries. Gonzalo ..., each led by a coronel or colonel. ref http www.militar.org.ua militar hm historia militar espana ... in Spanish, unspecified authorship ref The use of colonel became more widespread as the tercios led by commanders of many nationalities fought all over Europe. As the office of colonel became an established practice, the colonel became the senior captain in a group of companies which were ... to as the colonel s regiment or standing regulation s . By extension, the group of company military companies subject to a colonel s regiment in the foregoing sense came to be referred to as his regiment in the modern sense as well. In French usage of this period the senior colonel in the army or, in a field force, the senior military contractor, was the colonel general and, in the absence of the sovereign or his designate, the colonel general might serve as the commander of a force. The position ... Revolution Revolution , a chef de brigade . By the late 19th century, colonel was a professional military ... organization. As European military influence expanded throughout the world, the rank of colonel ... of the large communist militaries saw fit to expand the colonel rank into several grades, resulting in the unique senior colonel rank which was found and is still used in such nations as China and North Korea . Colonel in chief main Colonel in Chief In many modern armies the regiment has more importance ... more details
wiktionary raceRace may refer to TOC right Classifications Race biology , classification of flora and fauna Race classification of humans Race fantasy , classification of species in the fantasy genre Social Social interpretations of race Surnames Harley Race 1943 , US American wrestler, coach and promoter Hugo Race , Australian musician Janice Race , US American, former comic book editor for DC Comics John Abner Race 1914 1983 , US American politician Steve Race 1921 2009 , British musician and radio personality Film and television The Race 2002 film The Race 2002 film Le raid , a French film starring Josiane Balasko Race 2007 film Race 2007 film , an animated sci fi film Race 2008 film Race 2008 film , a Bollywood thriller The Race 2009 film The Race 2009 film , a film starring Colm Meaney Race 2011 film Race 2011 film , a Malayalam thriller The Race TV series The Race TV series , a 2006 UK reality programme TV episodes The Race The Goodies The Race The Goodies The Race Joe 90 The Race Joe 90 The Race Seinfeld The Race Seinfeld Literature The Race novel The Race novel , by Richard North Patterson Race play Race play , by David Mamet The Race Worldwar The Race Worldwar , fictional aliens in the works of Harry Turtledove ColonelRace , an Agatha Christie character Music The Race band , a UK indie rock band The Race Wiz Khalifa song The Race Wiz Khalifa song The Race Yello song The Race Yello song The Race , a song by Cajun Dance Party from The Colourful Life Science and technology Race condition , a computer programming error RACE encoding , an ASCII encoding syntax Radio Amateur ... uses A racing competition RACE automobile association Race bearing , a part of a mechanical device RACE container Race The Official WTCC Game , a computer game The Race yachting race Mill race , the channel of a stream Tidal race , a fast moving tide passing through a constriction See also wikiquote ... N ger egy rtelm s t lap nl Ras ja uz Irq simple Race ... more details
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Colonel Holloway image caption sire Ethelbert horse Ethelbert grandsire Eothen dam Sweet Hawthorne damsire Lazzarone sex Stallion horse Stallion foaled 1909 country United States colour Brown horse Brown breeder Catesby Woodford owner Beverwyck Stable trainer Dave Woodford record Not found earnings Not found race American Classic Races American Classic Race wins br Preakness Stakes 1912 awards honours updated August 13, 2008 Colonel Holloway foaled in 1909 was an United States American Thoroughbred horse racing racehorse best known for winning the 1912 Preakness Stakes . He was bred by Catesby Woodford of Runnymede Farm in Paris, Kentucky and raced by Frank J. Nolan s Beverwyck Stable. Trained by Dave Woodford, for his Preakness win, Colonel Holloway was ridden by jockey Clarence J. A. Turner Clarence Turner . Records show the colt ran second in both the Kentucky Endurance Stakes and Latonia Cup. No records have been found of any progeny of Colonel Holloway or of his death. References http www.pedigreequery.com colonel holloway Colonel Holloway s pedigree and partial racing stats http www.tbcprojects.com career.php?search 1136Colonel Holloway at the Triple Crown database Category 1909 racehorse births Category Thoroughbred racehorses Category Racehorses bred in Kentucky Category Racehorses trained in the United States Category American racehorses Category Preakness Stakes winners Racehorse stub ... more details
by Eoin G. Harty Eoin Harty , in 2008 Colonel John won the Sham Stakes and the Graded stakes race ...Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Colonel John image caption sire Tiznow grandsire Cee s Tizzy dam Sweet Damsel damsire Turkoman horse Turkoman sex Colt horse Colt foaled 2005 country United States colour Bay horse Bay breeder WinStar Farm owner WinStar Farm trainer Eoin G. Harty record 15 6 3 1 earnings 1,779,012 race Real Quiet Stakes 2007 br Sham Stakes 2008 br Santa Anita Derby 2008 br Travers Stakes 2008 br Wickerr Stakes 2009 awards honours updated Colonel John foaled March 4, 2005 in Kentucky is an United States American Thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and the winner of the 2008 Santa Anita Derby . Bred and raced by WinStar Farm , he was sired by Tiznow , the 2000 American Horse of the Year and a two time winner of the Breeders Cup Classic . His dam is Sweet Damsel, a daughter ... his racing experience consisting of only races on Cushion Track synthetic dirt. Ultimately, Colonel John finished 6th in the 2008 Kentucky Derby . In July, The Colonel finished third in the Swaps Stakes to Tres Barrachos and Two Step Salsa . Then in August, Colonel John won the Travers Stakes by a nose ... , and Macho Again in a time of 2 03.20. Colonel John was a finalist for the Eclipse Award s American ... in the Goodwood Stakes and ran second by a neck to Gitano Hernado while earning 70,000. Colonel .... March 6th, 2010 Colonel John has his first mare scanned in foal. Jonespartyofwon is a daughter of 2004 ..., the longshot winner of the 2002 Breeders Cup Classic. References http www.pedigreequery.com colonel john Colonel John s pedigree and partial racing stats http www.kentuckyderby.com 2008 videos 687 Video at kentuckyderby.com of Colonel John winning the 2007 Real Quiet Stakes http www.youtube.com watch?v fHDOpfexX4c Video at YouTube of Colonel John winning the 2008 Sham Stakes http www.bloodhorse.com horse racing articles 55724 first mare in foal to colonel john Category 2005 racehorse births ... more details
Infobox VG title image File Race On Cover.jpg 250px caption aspect ratio developer SimBin Studios publisher bitComposer Games distributor license series engine version released October 16, 2009 genre Racing simulator modes ratings vgratings ESRB Everyone platforms Microsoft Windows media requirements input Race On is an expansion pack to Race 07 RACE 07 developed by SimBin Studios SimBin and adds the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season , the International Formula Master series and some American Muscle Cars in both road and race tuned versions to RACE 07. It was released internationally on October 16, 2009. It is available as a stand alone game including Race 07 as well as its previous expansion pack STCC The Game which was only release as a boxed copy in Scandinavia and as an add on pack to those who already have Race 07 and or STCC The Game. Tracks Two brand new American tracks Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Laguna Seca and Road America will be included in the game, as well as a considerably higher amount of races from America itself. To accompany the 2008 WTCC cars, updated versions of the 2006 & 2007 tracks featured in RACE 07 are included, plus the new circuit for that season, Okayama International Circuit Okayama . Cars Race On includes all cars from Race 07 , plus five new ones. Those are four US Muscle cars in race and street version plus the European International Formula ... Formula Master series Reception Race On received mixed reviews, scoring a Metacritic average of 73 . IT Reviews commented that Race On is a good value for money package, with a colossal amount ... already own Race 07, all you get is new muscle cars to play around with, and the Swedish championship ... value if you re new to Race 07, but is perhaps a raw deal for those who own the base game. References ... race on.htm SimBin website SimBin games Category 2009 video games Category Racing simulators Category ... Master racing videogame stub de Race On pl Race On sv Race On ... more details
Colonel Templer may refer to RMAS Colonel Templer A229 , an acoustic research vessel of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service James Templer , a colonel in the British Army dab ... more details
wiktionarypar ColonelColonel is a military rank. Colonel or Colonels may also refer to one of the following Colonel title , is conferred as an honor by some States in the United States of America and certain units of the Canadian Armed Forces. Kentucky Colonel , a non military honorary title awarded by the State of Kentucky to recognize exemplary action s or activities by an individual An Auctioneer in the U.S. who has completed Auctioneer School and uses the title of Colonel to reflect their status Colonel in Chief , an honorary title of British and Commonwealth Regiments, often bestowed on members of the Royal Family Colonel is another name for French Danish conceptual and format art artist Thierry Geoffroy The Colonel film , a 1917 Hungarian film Hungarian imdb title 0007910 Az Ezredes Colonel , a 2000 Rick Shelley science fiction novel The Colonels , a 1986 novel by W. E. B. Griffin The Colonel , a short title for the book The Colonel The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley by Alanna Nash Colonel was used as a nickname and self promotion term for Col. Harland Sanders and for his fast food chain restaurants and as a reference to his recipe, the Colonel s Recipe from the early 1960s, he was recognized as a Kentucky Colonel in 1935. Colonel Abrams , a R&B and house musician Colonel Bogey March , a popular march written in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts for which many satirical lyrics have been written. See also The Colonel disambiguation disambiguation de Colonel ... more details
Infobox Television show name Colonel Bleep image Image Colonel bleep video cover.jpg 225px caption VHS cover art for Colonel Bleep genre Sci Fi format Cartoon series runtime 5 minutes creator Robert D. Buchanan br Joseph Barbera writer Robert D. Buchanan director Jack Schleh presenter Narrator voices narrated Noah Tyler starring Colonel Bleep br Squeek br Scratch composer country United States language English num seasons num episodes 104 less than half are known to survive list episodes producer exec producer channel Syndication television Syndication picture format Color television Color audio format Monaural first aired Start date 1957 last aired End date 1960 status Ended company Soundac distributor preceded by followed by related Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon ever made for television . It was created by Robert D. Buchanan , and was filmed by Soundac of Miami, Florida Miami . The show was originally syndicated in 1957 as a segment on Uncle Bill s TV Club . 104 five minute ... . There, Colonel Bleep, an extraterrestrial lifeform from the planet Futura, protected Earth with the help ... who was awakened from a sleep of several thousand years by an atomic explosion . Colonel Bleep ... of butomic energy Colonel Bleep could absorb at any given time was finite, and in several episodes ... physical fitness cartoons for children through Soundac called The Mighty Mr. Titan . Although Colonel ..., Clutch Cargo , practically no original material from the production of Colonel Bleep is known to exist ... to a van, car thieves stole the van. Its contents have never turned up. Colonel Bleep has probably ... creator John Kricfalusi has acknowledged the influence of Colonel Bleep on his own work. On August 23, 2005, Alpha Video released a DVD entitled Colonel Bleep, Volume 1 . The DVD contains 23 episodes ... Racer episodes The Car Hater and Race Against the Mammoth Car, Part 1 . Stations Alphabetized by city ... links imdb title id 0280246 title Colonel Bleep Category American children s television series Category ... more details
Colonel Blood may refer to Colonel James Blood 1833 1885 , former Commander of the 6th Missouri and the second husband of Victoria Woodhull Colonel James Blood 1819 1894 , first mayor of Lawrence, Kansas Thomas Blood 1618 1680 , Irish colonel and rogue in Britain and Ireland Colonel Blood film Colonel Blood film , a 1934 film depicting the life of Thomas Blood, directed by W. P. Lipscomb disambiguation ... more details
The RaceRace was a 2008 radio show on Australia wide radio station Triple J by Australian comedian team The Chaser . It was hosted by Chaser members Craig Reucassel and Chris Taylor comedian Chris Taylor , with guest appearances from fellow Chaser member Chas Licciardello . The show directly commented on the United States presidential election, 2008 2008 United States presidential election . ref name smh cite news url http www.smh.com.au news entertainment chaser team back in hunt 2008 10 23 1224351450023.html?page fullpage contentSwap1 title Back in the chase accessdate 2008 10 29 date 2008 10 24 publisher The Sydney Morning Herald ref The show ran for eight episodes from 27 October until 5 November, in the weekday timeslot of 5pm until 5.30pm, with the election of 4 November. ref name smh It was mostly made up of sarcastic and irreverent humour, utilising candidates gaffes and other soundbites. See also Wikipedia Books The Chaser References reflist 2 External links http www.abc.net.au triplej racerace default.htm Official website TheChaser DEFAULTSORT RaceRace, The Category Triple J programmes Category The Chaser Australia radio show stub ... more details
PAGENAME may refer to Colonel Phillip Green , a fictional villain in the Star Trek universe Edward Howland Robinson Green , also called Colonel Green , American heir, stamp and coin collector Colonel George Gill Green , an American doctor and Civil War commander disambig ... more details
Infobox television episode Title Colonel McClaine Series Joe 90 Season 01 Episode 05 Airdate 27 October 1968 Production 16 Writer Tony Barwick Director Ken Turner director Ken Turner Photographer Julien Lugrin Editor Alan Killick Guests Voices of br Keith Alexander actor Keith Alexander as br Private Johnson br Lieutenant Pierce br Miner King br Miner Radio Operator br Gary Files as br Kopal br Sergeant br Chief Miner Preston Episode list List of Joe 90 episodes List of Joe 90 episodes Prev Hi jacked Next The Fortress Joe 90 The Fortress Colonel McClaine is the fifth episode of the Television in the United Kingdom British Supermarionation television series Joe 90 . Originally broadcast on 27 October 1968 on ATV Midlands , it was written by Tony Barwick and directed by Ken Turner director Ken Turner . In this episode, an tunnel project in Africa is struggling due to sabotage d supply runs. Equipped with the brain pattern of an army driver, Joe is assigned to transport Explosive material liquid blasting explosive across rough terrain, unaware that the canisters have been rigged to explode at high altitude. Footage from this episode appears in the form of a Flashback narrative flashback in the clip show episode, The Birthday Joe 90 The Birthday . Plot The Kuchunga Tunnel, which has been planned to join two neighbouring countries and provide an economic boost for millions of people, is under construction in Africa. Kopal, a criminal who desires the cancellation of the project so that his nation will not have to face competition from its partner, has bribed World Army officer Lieutenant .... Presenting himself at the World Army base as Colonel McClaine , Joe receives much scorn from ... and across a collapsing bridge in a desperate race for survival. The World Army private and the WIN ... Joe 90 episode guide Colonel McClaine http www.bigrat.co.uk episodes episode 16.html BigRat.co.uk Joe 90 episode guide Colonel McClaine Use British English date August 2010 Use dmy dates ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 Colonel Hill is a town in the Bahamas , located on Crooked Island Bahamas Crooked Island . coord 22 46 N 74 13 W display title region BS type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in the Bahamas Bahamas geo stub fr Colonel Hill pl Colonel Hill ro Colonel Hill ru ... more details
Harold Ellsworth Crosby 1899 1958 World War II Lieutenant Colonel under General Eisenhower John Schuyler Crosby 1839 1914 , Governor of Montana from 1882 to 1884 and was a Colonel of United States Civil War Disambiguation ... more details
Colonel Greene may refer to Christopher Greene 1737 1781 , American soldier William Cornell Greene 1851 1911 , American soldier Frederick Stuart Greene 1870 1939 , American soldier disambig Greene, Colonel ... more details
Colonel Newcome may refer to Colonel Newcome, a major character in The Newcomes , an 1855 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray Colonel Newcome play Colonel Newcome play , a 1906 play by the British writer Michael Morton, based on the novel Colonel Newcome film Colonel Newcome film , a 1920 British silent historical drama film, based on the novel disambiguation Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
File Colonel Moutarde 20080318 Salon du livre 1.jpg thumb right Colonel Moutarde at a book fair in Paris, France, in March 2008. Colonel Moutarde born 1968, Saint Nazaire , France is a visual artist , mostly known for her comic book s and work in the Commercial art advertising . External links http www.colonelmoutarde.com Official website fr icon http lambiek.net artists m moutarde colonel.htm Colonel Moutarde biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia Persondata name Moutarde, Colonel alternative names short description Artist date of birth 1968 place of birth date of death place of death DEFAULTSORT Moutarde, Colonel Category People from Saint Nazaire Category French comics artists Category French illustrators Category 1968 births Category Living people Europe comics creator stub FrancoBelgian comics stub France artist stub fr Colonel Moutarde illustratrice et auteure de bande dessin e ... more details
italic title Colonel Roosevelt 2010 is a biography of President of the United States U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt written by author Edmund Morris writer Edmund Morris released on November 23, 2010. It is the third volume of a trilogy, following the Pulitzer Prize winning The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt 1979 and Theodore Rex book Theodore Rex 2001 . Colonel Roosevelt covers the years after Theodore Roosevelt leaves the presidency in 1909 to his death in 1919. References Edmund Morris writer Morris, Edmund . 2010 . http books.google.com books?id gV 6QwAACAAJ&dq colonel roosevelt Colonel Roosevelt New York Random House . 10 ISBN 0375504877 13 ISBN 9780375504877 Category 2010 books Category American biographies Category Books about Theodore Roosevelt US bio book stub pl Colonel Roosevelt ... more details
Black Colonel may refer to one of the following Inverey John Farquharson.2C 3rd of Inverey John Farquharson, 3rd of Inverey Viktor Alksnis , Russian politician Black Colonels was a Soviet political derogatory term for the Greek military junta of 1967 1974 . Black Colonel wine , a Crimea n wine and sort of grapes lang ru , Crimean Tatar language Crimean Tatar Dzhevat Kara, Cyrillic orthography , Cevat Kara Latin orthography http www.sunvalley.com.ua blackcolonel.html Chevalier de Saint Georges , the first black colonel in the French army. Charles Young United States Army , the first black colonel in the U.S. army. Note some sources mention Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. Benjamin O. Davis to be the first black colonel in fact he was the first black general Fatulla Huseynov , first vice president of the Azerbaijan Football Federations Association AFFA http www.armeniandiaspora.com forum showthread.php?t 5170 Odontomyia tigrina black colonel, a British List of soldierflies and allies recorded in Britain soldierfly Maharaja Nandakumar disambig ... more details
unreferenced date September 2008 In the Canadian Forces , the rank of colonel Col French language French colonel or col is an Canadian Army army or Royal Canadian Air Force air force rank equal to a Captain Canadian naval rank captain of the Royal Canadian Navy navy . A colonel is the highest rank of Military rank Field or senior officers senior officer . A colonel is senior to a Lieutenant Colonel Canada lieutenant colonel or naval Commander Canada commander , and junior to a Brigadier General Canada brigadier general or Commodore Canada commodore . Typical appointments for colonels include Canadian Forces Base Base commander BComd Wing Commander rank Wing commander Wg Comd Commanding officer of a school or training establishment, such as commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College , or commander of Combat Training Centre Gagetown Commander of a brigade group Personnel branch Branch advisor Military attach to foreign nations The rank insignia for a colonel is four convert 1 2 in cm adj on stripes, worn on the cuffs of the service dress jacket, and on slip on s on other uniforms. The insignia worn on the headdress for an army colonel is the crest of the Canadian coat of arms a crowned gold lion with a maple leaf in its paw standing on a red and white wreath, all beneath the royal crown the collar insignia is two crossed sabres. Some colonels, by nature of holding a specific appointment, may continue to wear the insignia of their personnel branch or regiment for example, the honorary colonel of an infantry regiment. Colonels in the air force wear the badge of their personnel ... of colonel, or containing the word colonel in their title. Colonel in chief Colonel of the regiment Honorary colonelColonel commandant Personnel holding these honorary ranks are not part of the military ..., or squadron they represent. Princess Patricia of Connaught was the colonel in chief of Princess ... CF . An honorary colonel of a CF flying or air maintenance squadron may be a past commanding officer ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Colonel March is a fictional detective created by John Dickson Carr . He appeared in a number of short stories written in the 30s and 40s about Locked room mystery locked room and impossible crime mysteries. He was an official attached to Scotland Yard in the so called Department of Queer Complaints. He was played by Boris Karloff in the 1950s British TV series, Colonel March of Scotland Yard . DEFAULTSORT March, Colonel Category Fictional British police detectives Category Novel series Lit char stub fr Colonel March ja ... more details
Henry Tillinghast Sisson 1831 1910 , colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War Tillinghast L Hommedieu Huston 1867 1938 disambiguation ... more details
refimprove date May 2011 The honorary title of Colonel is conferred by some states in the United States of America and certain units of the Canadian Forces . The origins of the titular colonelcy can be traced back to colonial and antebellum times when men of the landed gentry were given the title for financing the local militia without actual expectations of command. This practice can actually be traced back to the English Renaissance when a colonelcy was purchased by a lord or prominent gentleman but the actual command would fall to a lieutenant colonel , who would deputise for the proprietor. It should not be confused with the military rank of Colonel . United States There is an aristocratic tinge to the social usage of the title colonel , which today designates the southern gentleman, and is archetypal ... honorary membership of the officer ranks. While the honorary colonel of this usage has no actual military role, the title did evolve from the military. The highest honor of Tennessee is Colonel, Aide ... makes one a lieutenant colonel in the state militia. The Colonel is also often a shorthand reference to Colonel Sanders , the founder of KFC , who was an honorary Kentucky colonel . Another famous colonel was Colonel Tom Parker , the manager of Elvis Presley whose title was granted by Jimmie Davis , the governor of Louisiana . Canada In Canada, an Honorary Colonel or Honorary Lieutenant Colonel is appointed as an honor for distinguished citizens. ref http www.airforce.forces.gc.ca or re ... or re hc ch page eng.asp?id 873 What is an Honorary Colonel? Air Force of Canada ...?id 5151 Army appoints first honorary colonel Army of Canada access date May 2011 ref ref http www.borden.forces.gc.ca 998 87 19 24 eng.asp New Honorary Colonel for CFB Borden , Canadian Forces access date May 2011 ref Unlike the honorary or brevet colonel in the United States, the Canadian counterpart ... 11 7 3.asp dead link date May 2011 ref See also Colonel United Kingdom Ceremonial ranks Kentucky colonel ... more details
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