body to do its job and address and clarify where there is confusion around this. reporter: she pointed to a supreme court decision during her testimony before the house education and workforce committee ruling all children are entitled to free public education regardless of their immigration status. the world war ii vet who just got his college diploma now getting the attention of the pres.. bob barger surprise with a letter from the white house. you don t get much higher than that, do you? reporter: the pres. writing your hard work, diligence and passion to learn exemplify the greatest generation s commitment to excellence and the american spirit. the former navy pilot graduated from the university of toledo, ohio, earlier this month. he left school 68 years ago after the war but recently learned he had enough credits for an associates degree.
96-year-old bob barger in ohio after hearing his incredible story, which we told you about earlier this month. ainsley: the president wrote your hard work, diligence and passion to learn exempt phi your generation s greatest commitment to excellence and the american spirit. brian: is he traveling the country talking about his experiences. the former navy pilot left the university of toledo 68 years ago after the war. recently he had enough credits for an associate s degree. so, therefore, he is celebrating it you are never too old. steve: he is the graduate, indeed. he wound up with the presidential note and as he was revealing in that video, sounds like he voted for the president, too. ainsley: it does. hhe is very appreciative. we appreciate his service. steve: we do, indeed. kicking off the summer concert series on the intrepid for week week and abby huntsman is here live.
we ll bring you any new details as we get them. and we ve been waiting for the white house briefing. here s sarah sanders. including scheduled u.s.-north korea summit. both leaders are committed to working together to accomplish the common goal of complete denuclearization of the peninsula. as you know, it s commencement season and the president and first lady would like to extend congratulations to bob barger. bob graduated from the university of toledo. this month after a review of his transcripts from the 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associates degree. as the president said in his letter to bob, his hard work, diligence and passion to learn exemplified the greater generations commitment to excellence and the american spirit. the president took a number of questions earlier. we ll keep this short. i ll get started.
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earned that diploma. robert edgar barger. please stand and be recognized. reporter: the crowd on its feet, a salute from bob. and holding up that diploma for everyone to see. and tonight, this message. hi, david. this is bob barger. world war ii naval aviator, and this is my diploma. and i m very proud of it. reporter: it s the best message we ve received in a long time. and what was it like on that stage? like i was in a different world. whoopie! i felt very good. reporter: and tonight, bob says he s thankful. i never thought i d live to see this. it s a miracle. we salute you, bob. i m david muir. good night. a high school class evacuated in san jose, the