Can fight rough currents , nausea in trip across English Channel . Swim raised money for nonprofit that helps vets find jobs in community service . Two Rhodes Scholars , 3 Naval Academy grads say swim also with vets on D - Day . Most of us had grandpas that fought in World War II and as a result , this historical anniversary had a special significance to all of us , '' said Scott Erwin , a Rhodes scholar and former Department of Defense employee who was injured in Iraq . ` ` I felt like an ant in a toilet bowl , '' he says .
Can fight rough currents , nausea in trip across English Channel . Swim raised money for nonprofit that helps vets find jobs in community service . Two Rhodes Scholars , 3 Naval Academy grads say swim also with vets on D - Day . ` ` I felt like an ant in a toilet bowl , '' he says .