NEW YORK -- A 104-year-old World War II veteran is now a high school graduate.
Louis Forte left school in the 1930's after his father died. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
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After the war, Forte started a family and had a successful business career.
His granddaughter said she was absolutely thrilled when Forte finally received his diploma in New York's Westchester County, which declared Tuesday to be "Louis Forte Day."
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"He built us and sacrificed everything for us," Christa Rotolo said, according to News12 Westchester. "So seeing him get this achievement truly means a lot to him, after all these years, is incredible."