SaNayah Hill (left) and her dad, Marvin Fletcher (right), both graduated from Tidewater Community College on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Norfolk, Virginia. (Laura J.
Sanford/Tidewater Community College) NORFOLK, Va. - A father and daughter from Portsmouth, Virginia, are now bonded by their college graduations from the same school and on the same day.Marvin Fletcher, a retired U.S.
Marine and Army veteran, told Fox News Digital that he was shocked when he found out that both he and his daughter SaNayah Hill, 17, would be graduating from Tidewater Community College at the same time.In a phone interview, Fletcher said he felt overwhelming pride when he learned that his daughter had completed her career studies certificate in emergency medical service as a dual-enrollment student — before even finishing her junior year at Deep Creek High School."I’m just grateful for the opportunity that TCC afforded myself, as well as other veterans, and my daughter," Fletcher said. MISSISSIPPI FAMILY CELEBRATES GRADUATION AS DAD, TWO KIDS ALL EARN MASTER'S DEGREESHe earned his associate's degree in applied science in management after serving for four years in the Marine Corps and eight years in the Army.Fletcher added, "I'm humbled and honored to have served.
And I like the fact that my daughter wants to serve in the medical field in her own way."The father-daughter pair completed their graduation march on Monday, May 9, at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.The younger graduate told Fox News Digital that she was "speechless" when she heard that she’d be walking in the same graduation ceremony as her own dad."I didn't really know what to say about the situation because it's almost unheard of," SaNayah Hill said. "But it was definitely.