Operation recognition veterans diploma project event
More than 100 veterans of San Bernardino County who
missed high school graduation because of their military service will receive
their high school diplomas in a ceremony on June 5.
The Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma Project, offered in a
partnership between the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and
the county¹s Department of Veterans Affairs, will recognize 110 veterans
from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The event is for
veterans or family members of those who are deceased for awarding their high
school diploma to those who met the qualifications.
"This is a wonderful event to honor those veterans who have done
so much for our country,"County Superintendent Gary Thomas said. "I
appreciate the opportunity to take part in such a worthwhile ceremony and to
personally thank the veterans or their family members for their service."
The Diploma Project event will be held at 5 p.m. on June 5 at
the Goldy S. Lewis Community Center, 11200 Baseline in Rancho Cucamonga.
The featured speaker at the event will be Todd Anton, a history
teacher from Victorville. Anton has earned national recognition for his work
on collecting oral history from World War II veterans. He is the author of a
book about baseball players who served in the military in the war titled,
³No Great Love: Life Stories from the Men Who Save Baseball.²
The California Education Code authorizes the granting of
retroactive high school diplomas to eligible veterans, as well as those who
were interned by federal order during World War II.
All applicants for the Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma
Project must have been enrolled in high school prior to their military
service or internment in a World War II relocation camp.
missed high school graduation because of their military service will receive
their high school diplomas in a ceremony on June 5.
The Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma Project, offered in a
partnership between the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and
the county¹s Department of Veterans Affairs, will recognize 110 veterans
from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The event is for
veterans or family members of those who are deceased for awarding their high
school diploma to those who met the qualifications.
"This is a wonderful event to honor those veterans who have done
so much for our country,"County Superintendent Gary Thomas said. "I
appreciate the opportunity to take part in such a worthwhile ceremony and to
personally thank the veterans or their family members for their service."
The Diploma Project event will be held at 5 p.m. on June 5 at
the Goldy S. Lewis Community Center, 11200 Baseline in Rancho Cucamonga.
The featured speaker at the event will be Todd Anton, a history
teacher from Victorville. Anton has earned national recognition for his work
on collecting oral history from World War II veterans. He is the author of a
book about baseball players who served in the military in the war titled,
³No Great Love: Life Stories from the Men Who Save Baseball.²
The California Education Code authorizes the granting of
retroactive high school diplomas to eligible veterans, as well as those who
were interned by federal order during World War II.
All applicants for the Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma
Project must have been enrolled in high school prior to their military
service or internment in a World War II relocation camp.
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