On Veterans Day, Slippery Rock University held several events to commemorate and honor the many veterans and military-affiliated students on campus.
The annual ceremony was held at 11 a.m. at the Russell Wright Alumni House on Nov. 11. The event featured alumnus Chris Thrasher as the guest speaker.
Thrasher, who graduated in 2023, served in the U.S. Army for 12 years, and rose to the rank of Sergeant after two deployments to Afghanistan. Thrasher first enrolled in 2006, then enlisted in the Army and returned in 2021 to complete his degree in criminology and criminal justice…