Army dad watches son’s graduation

Associated Press

LIMA, Ohio

A high school was live streaming its commencement so a soldier serving in Afghanistan could watch his son graduate.

Lima Senior High School’s graduation ceremony appeared live online Sunday.

Army Spc. Dave Sodders told the Lima News in an email that he hoped watching from afar would let his son, Doug, know his dad was with him in spirit.

The family knew when Sodders left for Afghanistan in August that he wouldn’t be able to attend Doug’s graduation, so the boy’s mother, Lisa, called Lima schools and asked for help.