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    Was Colonel Sanders, the KFC guy, really a Colonel and if so how did he end up making chicken?

    Question #88701. Asked by billythebrit. (Nov 18 07 3:01 PM)


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    		Yes, he was a colonel

    http://www.nndb.com/people/557/000109230/

    Sanders cooked chicken dishes for people who stopped at his service station in Corbin, Kentucky.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sanders

    Nov 18 07, 3:10 PM
    Baloo55th

    		He was a Kentucky Colonel, which is an honorary rank dished out by the Governor of Kentucky. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Colonel He did serve in the army, but was never an officer. Incidentally, he was born in Indiana.... http://www.courier-journal.com/foryourinfo/010305/010305.html

    Nov 18 07, 3:32 PM

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