Navy vet, 80, joins UCLA graduation after missing his own due to Vietnam draft

Veteran joins UCLA graduation decades after missing his own due to Vietnam War draft

Will Smith hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night. The Padres tied the game at 3 in the top of the inning on Jake Cronenworth’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly off reliever Justin Wrobleski (2-2) and Xander Bogaerts’ RBI double to center. Xander Bogaerts ties the game for the @Padres in the 9th! pic.twitter.com/aWf3Z5iciD— MLB (@MLB) June 19, 2025 Smith, a p…

Navy vet, 80, joins UCLA graduation after missing his own due to Vietnam draft

While most college students count down the days until they can walk across the commencement stage and bid adieu to the world of academia, rarely do they wait as long as John Fong. Fong graduated from UCLA in 1968 with a degree in history. His peers included Heisman Trophy winner Gary Beban and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul Jabbar — although John knew him as Lew Alcindor then. The men's basketball coach was none other than John Wooden. But like …