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STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans at Nusz Hall dedicated the new Carl Ray Furr Jr. Conference Room today [May 18] with a ribbon cutting in honor of a decorated veteran and longtime friend of the university. 

“It is most fitting that we name and dedicate this conference room in honor of Carl Ray Furr Jr. Throughout his life, he answered the call to serve our great nation,” said MSU President Mark E. Keenum.

Furr, a resident of Jackson and Port St. Lucie, Florida, who died in 2016, served in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. He served in the U.S. special operations in Grenada. He also served during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

His commendations were many, and they included the Army Service Ribbon, Army Lapel Button, National Defense Service Medal and Southeast Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star.

Furr was an avid Bulldog fan, often traveling with his family to support athletic teams, and always enjoyed opportunities for fellowship with fellow veterans, Keenum noted.

“Of the many services we provide here at the Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans, fellowship may be the most important,” Keenum said. “We are proud that Carl Ray Jr.’s name and legacy as a service member and veteran are officially part of this center where we provide a place for student-veterans to gather, get to know one another, study together, and support one another.”

For more, visit www.veterans.msstate.edu.

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