VP Pence visits NAS Meridian

MERIDIAN, Miss. – Vice President Mike Pence visited with sailors and Marines at Naval Air Station Meridian for Thanksgiving. He was accompanied by his family, which helped serve service members unable to make it home for the holiday. After handing out Thanksgiving plates, Pence stopped to talk with the sailors and Marines eating on base that day. "It's great to have the support of the administration to come in here and take care of us,” said base Commander Officer Brian Horstman. “It's really all about the sailors and the Marines,” he continued. The base found out Wednesday that the VP was going to visit. “It's incredible. You never think that you would meet this incredible personality," said Personnel Specialist Andreea Manaf. Vice President Pence did not speak with the media during the visit. His son, a naval aviator at NASM, and daughter-in-law live in Meridian. (Source: WTOK 11/23/17)