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After 72 years this guy finally got his high school diploma
My great grandfather dropped out of school in 1943 to serve in the Navy during WWII. After his release, he decided to join the reserves and did not have the chance to go back to school. Thanks to my aunt, uncle and the local school board, my grandpa was finally able to get his degree! I think that smile on his face says it all.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ndyrrlpgy8figg6/Grandpa%27s%20degree%20reveal.mp4?dl=0
Here's the video of him finding out about it; a lot of teachers told us they're going to plan lessons around this video and how education truly is a privilege. I'm just happy we were able to make one of his dreams come true.
Congrats grad!
septillion
see mom I've got time
q00u
Dang, I thought *I* was a slow learner!
SemenCongealment
All I can think of is did he get selected for prom king and was the speech weird.
divingin
Bummer. Now he has to go to college. But seriously, good on you, Gramps. And thanks for your service.
reanbean
Did he have to take a standardized state test or was he grandfathered in?
senorsurlyman
Con-great-grand-dad-uations!
jarlbjorn
We want to see him go to his first prom too!
FloatingDownTheRiverHalfAsleep
The video is wonderful! Thanks for sharing, @OP. Your great grandfather made me smile today.
ImMrbulldops
i bet he buys his classmates tons of beer
Camacho4Prez
That's the look of a happy man right there.
ninjabread
nerd
SanKa13
Harry Dunning?
HammondYouIdiot
I know we all learn at different paces, but DAMN.
Cutestuffies
That's what I like about these high school girls; I get older, they stay the same age.
elisegallow
Party at the moon tower as we speak
TelbyShaylor
HAHA yessss
republicofme
Yes they do.... yes they do
ACuntrarianCont
-Bill Clinton
Toranagas
IS THAT MISTY'S GRANDPA?!
PlatonicOrgy
You beat me to it you beautiful son of a bitch. +1
Demenster
Ha! Neeeerrrrrdd
hairybastard
Dammit. You made my cold dead heart warm between the smut and reposts. I hope you are happy with yourself!
Cutestuffies
If you watch the video..the video, I should really stop cutting onions while watching it.
weeshful
he's wearing the same outfit i wore to my first day of kindergarden
Ferloft
Thomas A Edison High School. Elmira Heights, New York.
TelbyShaylor
Yep! Their school board did an awesome job putting together a ceremony for him
goodtobeme
Geez, can you kindly not interrupt my current internal negativity when I am premenstrual with this .. this sweet, happy, heartwarming story.
BType13x2
See I knew someone else failed the third grade more then I did. Screw you mom 5X's failing is perfectly normal.
PluckedDuck
College is next!
TheMayorOfTittyCity
Where's the steve bushimi in high school picture?
SilhouetteXD
The term super senior comes to mind.
Justinemcee
He looks so proud! As we all are of him as well! Wonderful
SpammyTesteri
Plot twist: He's just won a football scholarship to a great university. He's a minority 'coz there aren't many 72 yo's in the NFL.
TelbyShaylor
LOL - he's 89! He was supposed to graduated high school 72 years ago. Does that mean a bigger scholarship?
SpammyTesteri
Oops, with my logic he must have been one bad-ass embryo. Better than Chuck Norris in WWII.
Zimno
I never technically got my diploma. I didn't go to graduation and they never mailed mine home. I'm in a constant state of fear that 1/2
Zimno
2/2 I never actually graduated and they'll just tell me my college degree is void.
DickChaneyDeleted
Fun fact, the VA will literally give any ww2, korean and nam vets a high school diploma if they didnt get one.
TelbyShaylor
Yes! That's how he got his
DickChaneyDeleted
I got some bad news though. I think his chance to use the GI bill expired.
TelbyShaylor
Haha I'll have to break that news to him
WeNeedANewPlague
The reserves are literally one weekend a month and one week a year. What the fuck has he been doing?!?
TelbyShaylor
He doesn't talk about it much, but I think he worked in a steel factory while in the reserves? At the time providing for his family was
TelbyShaylor
More important than going back to high school
WeNeedANewPlague
I thought all he was doing was reserves and nothing else. But, yes providing for family is more important
TelbyShaylor
Oh no, all he talks about is his time served and the reserves. I had to find out from my great aunt that he was a steel worker.