Veteran gets diploma six decades later

Veteran gets diploma six decades later
WISH TV
Published : Sunday, 09 Jun 2013

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - LeRoy Blessing is not your typical graduate.

Sixty-two years ago, Blessing dropped out of high school his junior year to join the Marines. For 20 years, he served our country. He served in the Korean War, Okinawa and had two tours in Vietnam.

He retired from the Marine Corps as a Captain, our sister station WANE reports.

Although he is a decorated war veteran, he always felt something was missing. He learned about a bill passed by an Indiana lawmaker that allows veterans who dropped out of school to join the military to get their high school diploma, so he knew it was an opportunity he couldn't let pass.

"I better go ahead and get it because I don't know how long I'm going to be here," Blessing said.

Blessing got his diploma tonight along with more than 400 other Carroll High School graduates.
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Veteran gets diploma six decades later