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80-year-old vet receives H.S. diploma

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June 10, 2013 (FORT WAYNE, Ind.)

Eighty-year old Leroy Blessing can now call himself a high school graduate.

The Fort Wayne, Indiana man dropped out of high school his junior year to join the Marines.

He served during the Korean War and had two tours in Vietnam.

U.S. Department of Veteran affairs helped blessing go back to school and meet his requirements to finally graduate.

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