When I got out of the army, I had the G.I. Bill. Since I had no high school education or anything like that, I came to NYU, and they took a chance on me and let me in.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wasn't a good student in high school. I wanted to go to college, but they weren't exactly beating down my door to offer me admission, and it's so expensive in the U.S. If you join up for a period, the army will pay your school and provide a stipend.
As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress.
I was with a special services unit in the Korean war, and when I got out, the biggest thing I got was a GI scholarship.
I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.
I applied to Yale, and I got in.
I got accepted at Yale but never went.
And then, when I left Princeton in the middle of my sophomore year, I went into the navy.
I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money.
I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one.
You know, actually, I went to Yale because I wanted to stay out of the army.