A Vietnam veteran from South Carolina recently proved it is never too late to pursue one’s dreams by earning his bachelor’s degree at 77 years old.
a truck driver with the U.S. Army 318 Engineer Unit stationed in Pleiku, the central highlands of Vietnam,” according to the. Brown said a constant fear was the possibility of running over a landmine, as a friend of his had.“The Lord fixed it where I just never hit one in all the 10 months I was driving a truck.”
He was discharged in November of 1967, just months before the base where he was stationed was targeted during the Tet Offensive, whichAfter returning stateside, Brown attended Compton Community College in Los Angeles but dropped out in 1972 as school was interfering with his work availability, according to theBrown worked as a Greyhound Bus Driver for years and took great pride in making sure people got where they needed to be when they needed to be there.
In 2018, Brown enrolled at South Carolina State University as a freshman, thanks in part to the Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehab Program, which footed the bill for his education.Times and DemocratHe majored in drama and authored a play titled “Dr. King’s Last March on Washington,” which draws from his own experience at the march and could hit the stage as early as next year.“Like my wife said, ‘I finally finished something, and it feels good,'” he told WLTX.
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