A friend of mine (since passed), had been a Colonel in the U.S. Army (WWII & Korea), and was taking courses at Harvard at the time we first met. He said Harvard wasn't that great of a college, and that one could get a much better education for far less money at most any other college. He was in his 70's at the time, and had been living in Lexington, Ma. for many years. By the way, he was black, and had originally served in the all-black paratrooper unit, The Triple Nickel. When the government failed to send them into action, he joined the Army, and fought in Italy, then in Korea (Heartbreak Ridge). His grandfather had been the first man to enlist in the famous Civil War unit, the 54th Massachusetts ("Glory"). He also outlived every other member of that unit.
I'll always consider myself very fortunate for having known him.
Sounds like a great man from a great family!
“I’ll always consider myself very fortunate for having known him.”
People like that are a treasure. It’s surprising how often, at lest in my neck of the woods, many of these inspiration people were educated in segregated and in many instances, disadvantaged schools (think Ron McNair) . Just goes to show, the student is at lest 80% of the educational process. Many others have paid (at lest someone did) and didn’t get their moneys worth.