These two vets had to leave high school early to enter the military—one served in World War II, the other in Korea. Now they're both joining the graduating class of 2019.
Both had to leave high school early to enter the military. One served in World War II and the other in the Korean War -- but both walked across their high school stages to join the class of 2019. Joe PerriconeJoe Perricone, 95, was a student at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida, when he was drafted to serve in the US Army in World War II in 1943. He told CNN affiliate WFLA that he received his diploma, but never got to walk for graduation.
Bill William Arnold CraddockAt 16, Bill William Arnold Craddock joined the Air Force and left Volunteer High School in Church Hill, Tennessee, without graduating. Craddock, who is 85, went to what was then Science Hill High School and would have graduated in 1953. Instead he served in the Korean War. Craddock told CNN affiliate WJHL that he did complete his GED but never got to walk in a graduation. Now, 66 years later he has made that dream a reality. "It means a lot to me...
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