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'It's a moment of closure': Ohio man who died in Vietnam gets high school diploma 59 years after dropping out

WCNC CharlotteSeptember 19, 2026

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Thomas Novak dropped out of Toledo Central Catholic his senior year and joined the Marines. He died in Vietnam in 1968. His family is finally getting his diploma.

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