Not even bullets. One of the most fascinating things about online education is the way it makes distance meaningless: Everything is close by, a world shrunk to the size of a computer monitor.

As the war in Iraq stretches on, seemingly interminable, soldiers and other military personnel have turned to online classes in order to finish their degrees. One of these modern day scholars is Sergeant Michael Hagy, who recently completed his M.S. degree in Health Care Management.

Hagy received his degree from Touro University International, an entirely online university that has awarded college degrees for the past five years.

Sgt. Hagy began his degree program in Korea and has continually taken classes through two moves, including his current deployment in Iraq. He says he was able to do his college work from five different countries throughout the world without falling behind. Hagy says, "I was able to complete my education while deployed to an active combat zone and still maintain the standards of care at work and my standards of college work."

Sgt. Hagy earned A's in every course.

Five different countries? And there are students who don't even want to walk to a lecture hall on campus. Definitely impressive. Congratulations to Sergeant Hagy, and to everyone else who carries on the tradition of education, at this time when it is more important than ever.

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