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ABC News profiles Brendan Hart ‘10, a Purple Heart Marine now at Dartmouth:

Brendan Hart is not your typical Dartmouth sophomore. A retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Hart enrolled at this rural New England College this past fall as a member of the class of 2009. Unlike most of his classmates, he has experienced the stresses and pressures of the battlefield firsthand and, as a result of his time in the military, has gained a maturity not shared by his peers.

“Veterans as a whole have faced challenges and obstacles that most in my generation have not,” said Hart in an interview with ABC News. “With that being said, they also bring a unique perspective to a classroom.”

Hart, along with two other Marines at Dartmouth, is part of the first class of soldiers to participate in the American Council on Education’s new initiative designed to provide individualized college counseling to seriously injured veterans.