Veterans Missing High School Diplomas Sought For Operation Recognition
Photo Courtesy of: Riverside County Office of Education
World War II veteran, Ruben Peters, holds the photo of his wife and daughter that still bears the scrapnel marks from being carried with him everywhere he traveled throughout Europe as a motorcycle messenger for the U.S. Army. Peters was part of the Operation Recognition Class of 2015.
Photo Courtesy of: Riverside County Office of Education
After serving during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, James Lenon, Jr., received his high school diploma in 2015 at the age of 89 through Operation Recognition.
Photo Courtesy of: Riverside County Office of Education
After the military, Ben Cusumano found a way to become a successful barber, police officer and maître d’, without having to provide his (nonexistent) high school diploma. Cusumano received his diploma as part of the Operation Recognition Class of 2015.
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