Thomas Saenz, Navy Pilot, Earns Degree In Combat Zone

[UrbScotty]

Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz.

The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb attack also caused him to miss classes – transmitted live via the Internet – but he persevered and earned a master's degree in engineering from the University of Southern California while commanding a top security team.

His class graduated on Friday, as he joins a growing number of service members earning college degrees while deployed in a war zone.

"Not only was he out there living on the edge, but he had to get his homework done," USC professor Frank Alvidrez said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/thomas-saenz-degree_n_3298415.html