Leo High School alum who entered Army before graduation returns for diploma, 59 years later

Leo High School alum who entered Army before graduation returns for diploma

CHICAGO -- Leo High School in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood is marking Veterans Day early—with an annual tradition that included a special moment more than six decades in the making.Every year around Veterans Day , students, staff, and alumni honor the graduates of Leo High School , 7901 S. Sangamon St., who put their lives on the line for their country.

Arana used the GI Bill to take classes part-time—eventually opening Little Village Academy as its first principal.'My dad achieved a lot of goals in life, but this is the one thing at the beginning of his life that he didn't finish,' said Aran's son, James Arana. 'So I knew he would be excited to finally get his diploma. I just wish his parents were alive to see it.

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