Korean War veteran presented with his MHS diploma sixty years after missing graduation

Manchester Community Schools Board president, Chris Fegan presents a high school diploma to Gary Brokaw at the January school board meeting. Brokaw missed his high school graduation because of his enlistment in the Navy during the Korean War. Photo courtesy of Manchester Community Schools.

Last Monday, at the Manchester Community Schools’ monthly board meeting, Manchester resident Gary Brokaw was presented with a high school diploma. Brokaw served in the Navy in Korea from April 1956 until January 1962 and missed his Manchester High School graduation in 1957.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.