“To be recognized like that is about as good as it gets within the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” explains Major General Edward Tonini. Thousands of University of Kentucky basketball fans cheered as some of america’s heroes were honored at halftime of Thursday’s game between the Wildcats and Loyola. Governor Steve Beshear, joined by Major General Edward Tonini presented the Kentucky National Guard’s 201st Engineer Battalion with an award for its service in Afghanistan.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.