Staff Sgt. Fred Mercer

Credit: Sgt. Ryan Tatum | Date Taken: 02/19/2021
Lt. Col. Kevin Mercer, commander for 1st Battalion, 291st Brigade Support Battalion, 181st Infantry Brigade, shares his father’s story of change and empowerment Feb. 19, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Mercer's father was the only African-American Soldier on Gen. MacArthur funeral detail. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Ryan Tatum)