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A No-Cost High School Diploma for the War That Interrupted School

Indiana issues a state high school diploma, at no cost, to an honorably discharged veteran who attended an Indiana high school in good standing and left before graduating to serve during the Second World War (7 December 1941 to 31 December 1946), Korea (27 June 1950 to 31 January 1955) or Vietnam (5 August 1964 to 7 May 1975).

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Indiana issues a state high school diploma, at no cost, to an honorably discharged veteran who attended an Indiana high school in good standing and left before graduating to serve during the Second World War (7 December 1941 to 31 December 1946), Korea (27 June 1950 to 31 January 1955) or Vietnam (5 August 1964 to 7 May 1975).

What it's worth: A state high school diploma, at no cost

  • The qualifying windows are 7 December 1941 to 31 December 1946, 27 June 1950 to 31 January 1955, and 5 August 1964 to 7 May 1975.
  • The veteran must have attended an Indiana high school IN GOOD STANDING and left before graduating in order to serve.
  • The diploma is issued by the state veterans department, and there is no cost.
  • There is no disability test.

Who is entitled to it

  • You left high school before graduating in order to serve.
  • You were discharged honorably.
  • You are in Indiana.

Not sure whether that describes you?

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How to claim it

  1. 1Apply to the state veterans department, which issues the diploma directly.
  2. 2Check your dates against the three windows before applying.
  3. 3Take the discharge document. For this cohort it may be an older form than a DD-214.
  4. 4A family member or a county veterans service officer can help with the application, which matters for a cohort this old.
Form
Application to the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
File with
Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.

Sources

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