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Article: WAC's oldest grunt // Ex-Marine trades bullets for basketballs at San Jose State
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 16, 1997
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SAN JOSE, Calif. The bullets zipped past Marine Cpl. Thomas
Lowery as he hauled food and supplies for U.S. military efforts in
Somalia, just close enough to let him know he was on hostile ground.
Had it not been for his wife and daughter, the gunfire might
have had little impact on Lowery, a seasoned soldier. Instead, it
became a reason to start over.
Today, the former sergeant is a 27-year-old sophomore at San
Jose State, struggling to earn a starting role on the basketball
team.
"I guess I thought it would be interesting to go back and
experience some of the things I didn't get to do because I joined the
Marines," he said.
A 6-5 power forward, Lowery is the oldest player in the ...