91-year-old WWII vet gets high school diploma with grandson - Free Audiobook

A 91-year-old World War II veteran has finally received his high school diploma, eight decades after leaving school to support his family. A 91-year-old World War II veteran has finally received his high school diploma, eight decades after leaving school to support his family.Pete Sabedra walked across the stage at Derry Area Middle School, about 40 miles west of Pittsburgh, to accept his degree at a special awards ceremony.Alongside him was his grandson who will graduate from the district's high school on May 31.The Tribune Review says Sabedra was attending eighth grade at the former Derry Township High School in 1940 when his father died and he had to leave school to start work.He worked for the railroad until enlisting in the military when the U.S. entered the war.Sabedra earned his GED and says it's something" to finally have the diploma."