Hart's road to an Ivy League education was by no means easy. In 2006, while a member of the 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, he was exposed to a contaminated dose of the small pox vaccine, which caused all his internal systems to shut down, effectively rendering his immune system defunct. While receiving treatment at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., Hart met American Council on Education representative Heather Bernard, who put him in touch with Wright and, consequently, changed the course of his life.
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Wounded Warrior Day
Saturday will be "Wounded Warrior Day," at Colgate's Andy Kerr Stadium. Slated to represent Dartmouth in the pregame coin flip (with another veteran representing Colgate) will be junior Brendan Hart. An ABC news report told the story of the U.S. Marine brought to Dartmouth by college President James Wright. That report included this:
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