Graduating UNC senior, decorated military veteran Zac Rhyner changing lives
Posted May 6, 2019
Decorated military veteran Zac Rhyner is the recipient of three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star Medal, and the Air Force Cross. He has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan six times and involved in humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. He’s also a dad and a UNC biology major who urges students to step outside their comfort zones in pursuit of their dreams.
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