World War II veteran Bob Barger stands during the national anthem at the commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associate's degree — a two-year diploma not offered when he was still in school. "It was something I never dreamed of," the 96-year-old Barger said. "I knew I couldn't go back to school now. The university took a look at Barger's old school records because of a friendship he struck up with Haraz Ghanbari, the school's director of military and veteran affairs. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

World War II veteran Bob Barger, assisted by Haraz Ghanbari, University of Toledo director of military and veteran affairs, left, smiles after receiving his diploma at the commencement ceremony at the university, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associate's degree — a two-year diploma not offered when he was still in school. "It was something I never dreamed of," the 96-year-old Barger said. "I knew I couldn't go back to school now. The university took a look at Barger's old school records because of a friendship he struck up with Ghanbari. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

World War II veteran Bob Barger holds his diploma at the commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associate's degree — a two-year diploma not offered when he was still in school. "It was something I never dreamed of," the 96-year-old Barger said. "I knew I couldn't go back to school now. The university took a look at Barger's old school records because of a friendship he struck up with Haraz Ghanbari, the school's director of military and veteran affairs, left. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

World War II veteran Bob Barger, assisted by Haraz Ghanbari, University of Toledo director of military and veteran affairs, greets school officials at the commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associate's degree — a two-year diploma not offered when he was still in school. "It was something I never dreamed of," the 96-year-old Barger said. "I knew I couldn't go back to school now. The university took a look at Barger's old school records because of a friendship he struck up with Ghanbari. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

World War II veteran Bob Barger, assisted by Haraz Ghanbari, University of Toledo director of military and veteran affairs, left, looks over his diploma at the commencement ceremony at the university, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger graduated after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to qualify for an associate's degree — a two-year diploma not offered when he was still in school. "It was something I never dreamed of," the 96-year-old Barger said. "I knew I couldn't go back to school now. The university took a look at Barger's old school records because of a friendship he struck up with Ghanbari. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)