Leslie H. Mercer is the local veteran of the week. His service time in the U.S. Army was from 1952 - 1954. He did his basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., in a heavy weapons company. He also trained as a combat medic. He was then sent to Korea and served as a company medic with the 4.2 Mortar Company until returning to the United States and being discharged.Do you know a veteran we can ...