[sheik yerbouty]

A Senator from Alabama or Mississippi. A strong supporter of the military if memory serves me..

[sasportas]

Thanks, ya'll, for filling me in on John Stennis. A strong supporter of the military, no less. Great man, great name, great ship.

[Goldie Lurks]

He was from Mississippi. Naval Base Meridian, MS. had/has a building (training center) located on the grounds named The Stennis Center.