New Veterans Service Officer selected for Copiah County
Special to Wesson News
Bobby C. Thornton was selected by the Board of Supervisors to serve as Copiah County’s Veterans Service Officer (VSO). The VSO position serves as a vital resource for all veterans of all ages as well as helps those who are leaving active service reintegrate successfully into civilian life.
Thornton is a Veteran who retired from the Army and MS Army National Guard. He served over thirty-three years of military service and is a retired federal employee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with over forty-three years total federal service.
Thornton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Mississippi College, a master’s degree in business administration from Jackson State University and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is also a graduate of the American Legion National College, Class of 2024. He is active in the American Legion Department of Mississippi, where he serves as the Department Finance Officer, Southern Area Vice Commander, Post 79 Commander, and Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 79 Adjutant.
Thornton is available to assist veterans by helping them secure benefits and understand the system, answering questions, assisting with claims preparation and submission, helping with representation and advocacy, veteran appeals and aid, and dependency and survivor benefits.
The VSO office is located in the Copiah County Chancery Clerk’s Office at 122 South Lowe Street in Hazlehurst and is open Tuesday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon and by appointment at other times. To schedule an appointment, call 769-349-5333 or send an email to BThornton@CopiahCountyMS.gov.
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