A Bristol Native Is Being Promoted To The New Brigadier General Of The Tennessee National Guard. Colonel John Bowlin Will Be The First Tennessee National Guardsman Responsible For The Training And Operations Of The 36Th Infantry Division And Its Eight Subordinate Brigades From Tennessee, New Mexico, And Texas. A Promotion Ceremony Is Set To Be Held At The Mt. Carmel National Guard Armory At 1 Pm Sunday March 6Th.