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A 93-year-old veteran received his high school diploma from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 70 years after he left to fight in World War II.

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Ralph England attended Berryhill High School in west Charlotte, North Carolina. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and deployed before getting his degree.

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