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WWII veteran walks across graduation stage 81 years after getting drafted
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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Considering WW2 Veterans soon will be all gone, I'd say it's safe to assume it's worth noting.
Not convinced … because the same applies to all 101 years olds.
Sorry my other comment was mostly unrelated so I deleted it. In this specific case, him being a WW2 Veteran actually matters the most. The only reason he walked across that stage is because he mentioned over coffee that he never got his special day to graduate officially because he was drafted before graduation. So they honored him by having him walk as a graduate to receive his diploma.