7th grader finds out his great-grandfather was a Marine at school’s veterans wall

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 7th grader at Ascension Catholic School in north Minneapolis learned his great-grandfather was a Marine who served in the Vietnam War after finding his photo on the school’s Veterans Wall.

Noah, whose great-grandfather is Frank Nelson, said he had no idea.

“I actually didn’t know that he was a veteran and I thought we just had a boring family,” Noah said…

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