#LumberjackSpotlight Meet Zach Hamilton ⁠⁠🇺🇸 - NAU graduate⁠⁠ 🎓 - Coordinator of the Franke Veteran Student Center⁠⁠ 👥 -Served four years in the U.S. Marines⁠⁠ 🪖 ⁠⁠ "The events in Afghanistan this year inspired me to reflect, with a more critical view, on the time I spent there and the motivations I had for joining the military in the first place. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Considering the outcome in Afghanistan, I turn to examine the things that I can quantify about my time there and search for lessons that have made me who I am today. That deployment was a short and violent period in my life. From it, I gleaned lessons on empathy, context for human suffering and gratitude for peace. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Returning to the subject of Veterans Day, I think it’s important to raise awareness of the challenges that veterans face upon returning home. Just as important, Veterans Day is a time for us to examine why service was required in the first place and hopefully avoid conflicts in the future. A few months ago, we cele...