For Mercer student and veteran Zacc Priest, Veteran's Day just means more -

Campus News For Mercer student and veteran Zacc Priest, Veteran's Day just means more Zacc Priest '27 poses in front of a United States flag in his military uniform. Media by Zacc Priest. A late night for a college student might mean finishing a paper hours before its deadline, studying last minute for an exam or staying up with friends into the wee hours of the morning. A student’s biggest concern might be how much sleep they can get before their first class or what the weekend has in store. But thousands of miles away in Kuwait, the early morning hours meant something entirely different for Army veteran Zacc Priest ’27. While most college students were sleeping or worrying about the day ahead, Priest and his fellow soldiers were pulling on their helmets and protective gear, making their way into concrete bunkers as missiles streaked across the night sky. For months, this was his reality, a far cry from the familiar routines of the college campus he would eventually return to.

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