<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/nursing-student-hopes-to-help-other-vets.php" dsn="news"><pubDate>11/24/2025</pubDate><title>Army Veteran Hopes Nursing Degree Allows Him to Help More Veterans</title><description>Zachary Ryan, an Army veteran and senior UAFS nursing student, believes his critical care experience will help him when he starts his second career as a nurse in the emergency room or intensive care unit.</description><author>Tina Alvey Dale</author><category>Featured</category><category>Health Education and Human Sciences</category><category>News</category><category>Students</category><image><img src="/news/_images/zacharyryan.png" alt="Zachary Ryan in uniform"/></image><caption>Senior nursing student Zachary Ryan often jokes he's the most non-traditional of students.</caption><archive>2025-11</archive></item>