COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Veterans and military families in the Columbus area had a rare chance to be in the same room with a pair of current U.S. senators, less than three months until the election. “This seat belongs to the people of the great state of Georgia. And I’m so grateful to all of you for everything you did,” Senator Jon Ossoff (D) Georgia said. “My dad was in the Army, 82nd airborne division, we love the Army…from the Navy,” Senator Mark Kelly (D) Arizona told the crowd. Retired Naval officer and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly served his country almost a quarter century, became a astronaut, and on Tuesday, he joined the stage in Columbus with fellow U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Kelly’s wife former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. They came to the Bibb Mill Conference Center in Columbus to talk directly to a gathering for former military service members. At the “Veterans Voices Meeting, these leaders addressed concerns related to health care, higher prices in this economy, military benefits, and more. We talked to vets there like Retired Command Sgt Major Alvin Brunch. Brunch said, “I hope, after today, it adds some credibility that we need more voting areas on the Southside of Columbus.” Talking to vets in the crowd who have been through war, Giffords opened up about being a gun violence victim at a political gathering in Tucson 15 years ago, relearning how to walk and talk. “Our lives can change so quickly. Mine did when I was shot but I never gave up hope. I…
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