Mississippi author Howard Bahr and Starkville's own nationally-renowned Nash Street were guests of MSU Libraries on Tuesday, April 29th for an evening of fellowship, food, and fun. Nash Street opened the evening with a set of acoustic bluegrass...
Senator Stennis in Mississippi Biloxi ROTC Servicemen Stennis
Visit of Honorable John C. Stennis, U.S. Senate, to Biloxi, MS; Senator second from left with four other men, ROTC servicemen, at dining table; one place card reads "Kenneth Toler"
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Sonny Montgomery in Arlington cemetery at the grave of Benjamin M. Hobbs. The white cross grave marker reads ''Benjamin M. Hobbs 1Lt. 310 Engr Cmbt Bn 85 Div Mississippi May 14 1944.'' Montgomery wears a civilian suit.
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Giadang Quangtri Road Sign on a beach. The sign reads, ''Giadang Quangtri Road constructed by 101st ARVN Engineer Battalion assisted by 14th US Engineer Battalion 5th December 1968.'' A military helicopter can be seen as well.
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Sonny Montgomery and a unidentified foreign man stand in front of a fenced-in facility. A sign on the fence reads that it is a Rice Production Training Center.
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Sonny Montogmery poses with an unidentified foreign soldier infront of a foreign building. A sign on the building reads ''Moc Hoa.'' Both men are in uniform.
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Sonny Montgomery shakes hands with an unidentified soldier in front of a building. The sign on the building reads ''Loc-Ninh Briefing Room.'' The soldier appears in uniform, and Montgomery appears in civilian clothes.
POW/MIA ; Select Committee on Americans Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, 1975-1976 ; House Veterans Committee ; Indochina ; Vietnam ; Cambodia
Sonny Montgomery reads mail with 4 unidentified soldiers. Three look on with Montgomery, while the fourth reads a seperate piece of mail. The soldiers wear uniforms, and Montgomery wears a civilian suit. Behind Montgomery is a watch tower.
Men's clothing; Mississippi State University (Starkville, Miss.); Farmers; Corn; Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (Starkville, Miss.); YMCA building (Mississippi State University); Buildings
An group of corn producers in front of the YMCA building (later the Post Office) on the campus of Mississippi State University. Sign reads 'Welcome 100 Bushel Corn Producers'.
Sanitra Lawrence, second-place winner of the 2007 Cotton District Literary Festival Poetry Competition, reads her poem, "I'm sorry," in the John Grisham Room.
John C. Stennis; McCain Field; Meridian; Lauderdale County; John Stennis in Mississippi; Stennis
Senator Stennis (left) stands in front of a plaque dedicated to the Admiral John S. McCain who served in the United Stated Navy. The senator stands with an officer in white at McCain Field in Meridian, Mississippi. The plaque reads,"McCain Field....