Charles Burgess King, U.S. Army, Iraq

Raised amid the turmoil and danger of a civil war in Liberia, Charles Burgess King came to the U.S. as a child. Upon graduation from high school, he went to college as a benefit of joining the U.S. Army National Guard.

Just days into his first semester, King's unit was called to active duty and eventually deployed in Iraq. Working in administration, King was part of efforts to drastically improve the hygiene for U.S. forces there and also came up with the idea of secure rest stops for troops on convoy in Iraq.

After returning home, King graduated college courtesy of the GI Bill but found the cost of graduate school prohibitive. So he founded the Veterans Higher Education Corporation.

In this podcast, King shares his story of growing up in civil war, serving the U.S. in Iraq, and how he's committed to making sure veterans can afford all the education they need.