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90-year-old Ohio man to receive college degree
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"I figured if I had a degree, I'd have to get a job," Walter Bunker says.

Bunker will graduate from Xavier University May 17, but he won't be jumping into the job market. The 90-year-old World War II veteran says he'll be fulfilling a lifelong dream just by crossing the Cintas Center stage with his bachelor's degree.

Bunker, of Kenwood, Ohio, was a few credits short of a degree. But Xavier's research discovered 47 credits through his Air Force training, earning him the right to join nearly 800 other graduates.
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Amazing! How wonderful for him. The family must be so proud!

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." -Tom Landry

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Heart warming story. See this man had the will and he found his way to finish his degree. Wow!
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