In Rhode Island, a present from the past was given to a World War II veteran. At 96 years old, Arthur Masterson finally received his high school diploma."On Thanksgiving, we were here looking through some paperwork that he had and my son-in-law noticed that he had left high school to join the military," Elaine Vespia, Arthur Masteron's daughter told WJAR.Masterson had served 11 months in the Navy during WWII and was drafted into the Army for two years when the Korean War started.Vespia wanted her father to have his high school diploma since he was a few months away from graduating before he went to war. So she sent an email to Dr. Brian Ricca, the superintendent of East Greenwich schools. "So often as a superintendent, my response even after doing digging and looking is no. It felt so good to say yes," Ricc said.Right before Christmas, a present from the past was given to the family. And on Christmas Day, Masterson opened his gift. "A lot of us were really in tears it was just a really happy moment that we could give it to him," Vespia said.Besides the tassel and newly issued diploma, staff at the high school added some additional items to his file."And they also included his paperwork from 1945. His school record a picture and everything it was crazy," Vespia said.