The Case Western Reserve community includes students who have served in the military.
Think spoke with six of them about their experiences and the impact on their lives and studies. Photo: Roger Mastroianni
Megan Palko Grudzinski (NUR ’18, ’21), RN, served in the U.S. Army as a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist in both domestic and overseas emergencies from 2001 to 2013. She graduated in January with a Master of Science in Nursing and works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner at a private practice in the Cleveland area. Above, Grudzinski holds a Bible her grandfather, Joseph Palko, carried during World War II and that she kept in a pocket over her heart during her service.