Fred Taylor walked across the commencement stage eight decades after serving in WWII.
MINNESOTA WWII VETERAN CELEBRATES TURNING 100 YEARS OLD, WISHES TODAY'S YOUNG PEOPLE HAD 'MORE BACKBONE'After completing his university degree 80 years ago, Fred Taylor was finally able to walk across the stage at Cornell College in Iowa and receive his diploma in person this year. "I don't think there's one word for it," she said. "I was proud. I was very happy. You know, you have a lump in your throat for all the good reasons.
"There was another standing ovation as he came up onto the platform. He was looking at me. You could see that it was gratifying. He waited 80 years for that moment. He was at ease." "He [Taylor] led everyone in moving their tassels from the right to the left," Brand said. "And then with appropriateAfter the ceremony, Taylor traveled to Drake University in Des Moines, where there was a small get-together with the president, the provost and several other faculty and administrators who presented him with his master’s degree in music education. "I waited 70 years for that one," Taylor said.
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