'I Finally Got It': Former Marine From Erie Injured In Vietnam War Presented With High School Diploma

Broomfield CO

05 April, 2022

2:08 PM

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By Dillon Thomas, CBS Denver: ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – Nearly 60 years after leaving Erie High School to serve in the Marines during the Vietnam War, veteran Ron Cardenas was finally given the graduation ceremony he earned in the 1960s. Cardenas, now 75, dropped out of high school in the 1960s in pursuit of service to his country. However, the Purple Heart recipient was never given a diploma. "That first couple weeks (in the Marines) was hell. I wondered, 'What the hell did I get into?'" Cardenas told CBS4's Dillon Thomas. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.