support his family. and nearly 70 years after bob took his last class, at the age of 96, a surprise. haraz ghanbari, the head of military and veteran affairs at the university of toledo, and bob are friends. and haraz decided, without bob knowing, that he would look up bob s old school records. we were able to retrieve his transcripts from the archive. they were actually on microfiche. reporter: it turned out bob had actually completed enough credits for an associate s degree. and with a fellow veteran recording on their phone, haraz surprises bob with the news. at 96, he s going to graduate. here s the deal, bob, we re going to get you your diploma. what? you re going to graduate this may. i am? yeah. reporter: and just listen as it sinks in. i can t believe this. yeah, and then you re going to i m 96 years old. reporter: and with commencement season here and haraz by his side, that world war ii veteran who more than