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Whitewater High School

Kyle, Sean, and Cory Cooke

Camp Victory: Baghdad, Iraq

Captain William Cooke
On May 29, 11Alive ran a dual live stream in the space above.
Click the left player for Donna Lowry's story on June 1, and the right player for Matt Pearl's on May 29.

FROM FAYETTE COUNTY TO CAMP VICTORY:
AN 11ALIVE GRADUATION SPECIAL

For many parents, the moment their children cross the stage and receive their diplomas is one that lives on forever. But for Captain William Cooke, that moment could have been missed altogether. Captain Cooke is serving in Baghdad at Camp Victory while his sons -- triplets -- were graduating from Whitewater High School in Fayette County.

With the help of the entire 11Alive team, as well as the Atlanta NBC News bureau and the NBC News team in Baghdad, we made sure Captain Cooke didn't miss that moment.

As his sons Kyle, Sean, and Cory graduated, Captain Cooke was watching live streaming video on 11Alive.com, joining hundreds of other proud parents in committing this moment to memory.

11Alive streamed the graduation live, as well as Captain Cooke live from Baghdad. The efforts of dozens of people, in Georgia and in Iraq, helped this proud father join his sons as they moved to the next stage of their lives, and let these proud sons spend graduation day with their dad.
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The Story

Dad Watches Sons Graduate Live From Iraq

Dad Watches Sons Graduate Live From Iraq

Kyle, Sean and Corey Cooke's father wanted more than anything to be at his sons' graduation, but while serving in Baghdad, getting home wasn't an option...Or was it? || Graduation Special

Preparing To Watch Graduation -- From Iraq

Preparing To Watch Graduation -- From Iraq

We told you on Tuesday about a set of Fayette County triplets who are graduating high school this weekend, and how 11Alive is working to help their father -- who's serving in Iraq -- watch the graduation online.

Triplets Prepare To Graduate, Dad Prepares To Watch -- From Iraq

Triplets Prepare To Graduate, Dad Prepares To Watch -- From Iraq

11Alive News is working on a very special story for this week about a set of triplets, graduating from high school. Their father is stationed in Iraq.
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