Milwaukee Lutheran grad surprised by deployed sister at ceremony

The Brief

  • Milwaukee Lutheran High School said a graduation video featuring Kalen Barksdale has reached more than 600,000 views.
  • Barksdale had not seen his older sister during his senior year while she was deployed overseas with the 2-127th Infantry Battalion.
  • Specialist Barksdale surprised her brother during graduation by returning home and presenting him with his diploma.

MILWAUKEE A Milwaukee Lutheran High School graduation video has reached more than 600,000 views after a student’s older sister returned from overseas deployment to surprise him on stage.

What we know:

Kalen Barksdale, known as “KB,” graduated with the Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 23.

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