COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 2,000 soldiers on Fort Benning transition out of Army service every year. And finding a civilian job isn’t easy. But now there’s a new multi-million dollar career transition center going up in Columbus to help.

The new transformative hub to help fast track veterans and military family members to high-demand careers is now being built at a new location for Columbus Technical College.

It’s named after Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Ralph Puckett Junior, a war hero with strong connections to Fort Benning. His widow was at the recent groundbreaking for this future 14,000 square foot facility in South Columbus.

“He would be so thrilled this is being named for him, because his whole life has been to help people, give them a hand up,” COL Puckett’s widow Jean

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