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- ↑ "Kentucky: Secretary of State - Online Services". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Kentucky Department of Military Affairs - Combined Annual Reports Fiscal Years 2001-2003" (PDF). Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. 2003. pp. 131–137. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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