Student veterans taking up residence on Fraternity Row
Different bands of brothers share common ground
By Steve Liewer
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
2:00 a.m. August 2, 2009
Shane Hanner lugged his belongings into his new home yesterday, joining hundreds of students who are settling into the houses on San Diego State's Fraternity Row before classes start Aug. 31.
What sets him apart from most of his neighbors is that he's been to war. Hanner served 5½ years in the military – Army and then Navy – before injuries forced him out. Now he's a junior at SDSU, pursuing a degree in international security.
Hanner will be the first resident and caretaker of Veterans House, believed to be the nation's only fraternity-styled home for student veterans and service members.
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