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FILE - In this May 5, 2018, file photo, World War II veteran Bob Barger salutes during the national anthem at the commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo, in Toledo, Ohio. Barger, a World War II veteran from Ohio who received his college degree last spring nearly 70 years after he last sat in a classroom, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, Newcomer Funeral Home in Toledo said. He was 97. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

WWII vet who got degree delayed by nearly 7 decades has died

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

World War II veteran Bob Barger stands during the national anthem at the commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associate's degree — a two-year diploma not offered when he was still in school. &quot;It was something I never dreamed of,&quot; the 96-year-old Barger said. &quot;I knew I couldn't go back to school now. The university took a look at Barger's old school records because of a friendship he struck up with Haraz Ghanbari, the school's director of military and veteran affairs. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

96-year-old WWII vet gets degree delayed by nearly 7 decades

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In this Wednesday, April 25, 2018 photo, World War II veteran Bob Barger poses with his Naval flight school certificate in Toledo, Ohio. Barger is set to graduate from the University of Toledo after a review of his transcripts showed he completed enough classes in the late 1940s for a two-year degree. (AP Photo/John Seewer)

WW II veteran to graduate 68 years after leaving college

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press