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Chris Named Honorary Mountaineer in West Virginia

Chris appeared at WQBE Radio in Charleston, WV, September 9. While there he was presented with a "Certificate of Friendship" which accords him the status of Honorary Mountaineer signed by the Governor of WV and presented to him by Keith Gwinn (in photo below). Gwinn is Director of the WV Division of Veterans Affairs and on behalf of the Governor and the State of WV he was able to present the certificate to Chris. He and his wife Kathy are both fan club members.

The Certificate reads as follows:

State of West Virginia
Office of the Chief Executive

Greetings Be it known that
Chris Young
has been accordedthe status of
Honorary Mountaineer
in recognition of having demonstrated an expression
of goodwill and respect for the people of the Mountain State
and is therefore presented with this
Certificate of Friendship.

Signed by Joe Manchin, III
Governor

If you're signed up to follow Chris on Twitter, you may have received the "tweet" announcing he had been named Honorary Mountaineer. Congratulations, Chris!