ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 9 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release:
At 51, Jason Whitmore isn't the typical University of Texas at Arlington student.
Whitmore served 24 years in the U.S. Army, training soldiers and leading teams in a career that included deployments to Iraq and Pakistan and assignments near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Now, Whitmore is pursuing his next mission at UT Arlington. As he transitions from military service to civilian life, he's working toward a career in real estate appraisal. He attends classes taught by professors who may be younger than him and studies alongside students who were born after 9/11.
As the nation honors its veterans on Veterans Day, Whitmore has found a se...