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Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma Project Seeks Applicants

2011-02-03

SAN BERNARDINO - The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, in partnership with the County of San Bernardino Department of Veterans Affairs, is accepting applications for the third annual San Bernardino County Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma Project - a nationwide effort to recognize men and women whose high school education was interrupted due to military service or internment in a Japanese American camp.

Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma Project provides veterans and internees, who were unable to complete high school due to military service or internment, the opportunity to receive a high school diploma. Veterans who served in and received an honorable discharge from World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War; or individuals who were interned in a Japanese American relocation camp and are San Bernardino County residents are eligible to participate. There is no charge to participate.

The deadline to apply is April 8.

Diplomas will be awarded to qualified applicants at a ceremony in June. Applicants will be notified of their status by April 22 and qualified applicants will be provided with the date, time, and location of the ceremony.

Applications can download from the County Schools' website at http://vdp.sbcss.k12.ca.us. For assistance with verification of military service and/or discharge papers, contact the County of San Bernardino Department of Veterans Affairs at (866) 472-8387 or (909) 387-5516.

For more information, contact Barbara Alejandre at County Schools at (909) 386-2412.