101-year-old Californian was awarded a college diploma: he had been waiting for this for 80 years

Fred Taylor, 101, from California, was assigned to the Army Aviation Reserve during World War II. Because of this, he missed graduation and his graduation. After 80 years, the man's dream came true, reports GMA.

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As a result of the military draft, he was unable to attend graduation in 1943 at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where Fred expected to earn a degree in music.

However, recently Fred Taylor got the opportunity to walk at the ceremony along with other graduates thanks to his daughter Linda Taylor.

According to Cornell College, Linda Taylor, a professor and no stranger to graduation ceremonies, gave her father tickets to Iowa so he could finally attend the long-delayed graduation ceremony.

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“Linda mentioned this idea a long time ago,” Fred Taylor said. “But it was a big surprise to me that she still organized it.” So of course I'm surprised and excited about it."

“You know that feeling when you give someone you love something truly special that delights them and delights you even more? I think it's better late than never!” - Linda said.

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Fred Taylor's time at Cornell College marked important aspects of his life. It was there that he earned a degree in music - he would later earn a master's degree in music education from Drake University and worked as a music teacher for many years before retiring. He also met his future wife Peggy Newberg during his senior year.

“College was very important to me,” he said.

Although his father was able to come to college to collect his diploma while he was in the army, Fred Taylor said the ceremony has now come full circle.

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“This is a really big deal, and I feel like everything is in order now,” he said.

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