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Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors Veteran Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Bob Kroener. With graduation ceremonies back on track this year, waiting a year to walk the stage seemed forever. It’s nothing compared to what Bob went through. In 1971 Bob missed that moment of pomp and circumstance because of his deployment to Vietnam. The other day he was thumbing through a USC magazine and remembered he never had that moment. So, after doing some digging for his records, school officials confirmed he was supposed to walk across the stage and plans were in place to do it in 2020….THEN, the pandemic hit. Well, this year it’s finally happening for Bob. Congratulation Bob, enjoy that moment and THANK YOU for your service.