""We were kind of like orphans or indentured slaves. We got up at five o'clock, milked cows, shoveled shit, took the school bus, came home and did it again.""
""I think the biggest lesson I learned was that I wanted to be more successful.""
""When you're poor like that... you don't talk to anybody that knows anything. Back in the Depression, people didn't go to college. I never really had a mentor.""
""That was transformative.""
David Walentas grew up in Rochester, New York, during the Depression, facing hardships after his father's stroke. His mother worked tirelessly, and he and his brother lived on farms, which instilled a strong work ethic. Walentas lacked guidance and had to create his own path. He discovered a Navy ROTC scholarship in high school, which led to his acceptance into the University of Virginia's program, marking a transformative moment in his life and career.
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