94-year-old US man graduates from college after 75 years
May 10, 2015 14:33
A 94-year-old US man will finally graduate from college this month after working on his degree on and off for more than 75 years.
Anthony Brutto of Morgantown enrolled at West Virginia University in 1939 and started studying engineering, physical education and industrial arts before being drafted into World War II.
He first majored in engineering, which he figured matched well with his passion for design and creating.
It proved difficult, though, and he felt as if he did not have adequate guidance, the university said.
"So, I switched to physical education and industrial arts," said Brutto.
In 1942, as he was nearing graduation, Brutto was drafted and had to leave school, serving in the Army Air Corps until the end of World War II three and a half years later.
For the majority of that time, he was stationed in Venice, Florida, where he worked on aircraft, using what he had learned in his WVU metalworking classes.
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