Dave Trost ’10 (Interdisciplinary Studies) was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967.
“Right before Christmas along with all of the Christmas cards, I got a letter that said, ‘Greetings,’ and it wasn’t season’s greetings,” Trost said.
At 19 years old, he had a year of college under his belt and a wife with a baby on the way.
Trost was led down another path too; Back to the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay to finish his degree after more than 40 years.
Source: Hometown Hero: Dave Trost returns to finish college degree more than 40 years after Vietnam | WFRV