Illinois students surprised a 100-year-old veteran with a prom invitation after learning he missed the milestone when he left for military service in World War II.
More than 80 years after missing his high school prom because he was called to military service during World War II, a 100-year-old Illinois veteran finally got his chance to dance.
Ray Svejnoha attended prom this month with students from Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois, after members of the school’s Tech Connect club learned he never got to attend his own prom.
Svejnoha told Naperville Community Television that
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