93-year-old WWII veteran graduates high school

Tuesday, June 27, 2017
ROCHESTER, New York (WPVI) -- A World War II veteran in Rochester, New York got a special ceremony after a big accomplishment decades in the making.

WABC-TV reports, Henry Ross, 93, went to high school 75 years ago. But he never received his diploma because he was drafted to fight in the war in 1943.
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Ross served on 50 missions as a radio specialist in the United States Air Force.

And now, thanks to his alma mater, he's a high school graduate.
Ross not only walked alongside the graduates, but he was also awarded an honorary high school diploma.
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