A 100-year-old veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War thought he was going to a celebration for his 100th birthday and to honor his contributions to the University of Maryland Global Campus, his alma mater, Fox News reported. Instead, Jack Milton this week received the surprise of a lifetime: his long-overdue graduation ceremony. "I’ve had many ceremonies throughout my life, fortunately, to celebrate many occasions, but this has to be the tops," Milton told Fox 5 DC.
Jack Milton, a 100-year-old veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War this week received the surprise of a lifetime: his long-overdue graduation ceremony.
John "Jack" Milton, 100, recently received his diploma from the University of Maryland Global Campus, nearly six decades after he was supposed to walk at graduation.