Newly promoted Lt. Col. Michael Barton, of Greenview, Illinois, (right) receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Maj. Gen. Michael R. Zerbonia, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, Illinois National Guard and Commander, Illinois Army National Guard, for Barton’s work as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Illinois Army National Guard.
210405-A-YR062-6481.JPG Photo By: Barbara Wilson, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Newly promoted Lt. Col. Michael Barton, of Greenview, Illinois, (right) receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Maj. Gen. Michael R. Zerbonia, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, Illinois National Guard and Commander, Illinois Army National Guard, for Barton’s work as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Illinois Army National Guard from Jan. 22, 2019 through June 14, 2020. Barton received the award following his promotion ceremony April 5 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.


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