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| https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=FC57EEF6-ECF2-43B5-BE4A-8FC7FB34C296 | COCHRAN FIELD STAFF CONFERS WITH VETERANS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 2016-06-23 | 2016 | 2016-06 | Republican | House | MS | Thad Cochran | C000567 | www.cochran.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s (R-Miss.) staff today met with veterans studying at Mississippi State University as part of the Cochran office’s ongoing constituent outreach effort.Army veteran Andy Greenhaw of Columbus (left) and Sam Howell, a Navy veteran from Starkville, were among the veterans who conferred with Chris Richardson, a Cochran State Field Representative, on Thursday at the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America's Veterans at Mississippi State.Greenhaw and Howell participate in a work study program at the Montgomery Center designed to assist veterans and dependents in applying for GI Bill benefits and survivor educational benefits. Richardson visited the center to offer the services of the Cochran office, which can help veterans and other Mississippians cut through bureaucratic red tape and expedite claims.Greenhaw and Howell are among 2,300 veterans and dependents enrolled at Mississippi State, more than 900 of whom are using military educational benefits.Cochran, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped craft a House-Senate agreement to increase funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the services and care earned by veterans through their service to the nation. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |