A Northern Kentucky veteran got his high school diploma that he waited almost five decades for Friday evening. Rick Hopple never thought this moment would happen. Sign up for our Newsletters "It's been 47 years but tonight's the night," Hopple said. In 1974, Hopple was a senior at Boone County High School but times were tough and he needed to help support his family. With only half a credit away from graduating, Hopple enlisted in the Air Force..