This veteran decided to go back to college. At 77 years old, he's a graduate – and a playwright

Timothy Brown is a Vietnam War veteran, a father and a grandfather, but one thing always remained on his bucket list: finishing college. Brown had enrolled in college when he lived in Compton, California in the 1960s, but dropped out so he could focus on work.

Brown eventually moved to South Carolina and started taking some classes at a local school, but only for one semester. Then, in 2018, he found out about a veteran affairs program that helps vets go back to college. He decided to seize the opportunity and enroll at South Carolina State University – majoring in drama. He was 73 years old at the time. 

"I'm sitting in class with my grandkids. I always told them, 'Hey, you know, you guys are my grandkids.' You know, they're in their early 20s and here I am in my middle 70s," Brown told CBS News. "But it was real good. I mean, I had no problem adjusting. They welcomed me very much, so everything turned out."