text: Most teens would be mortified to have a parent chaperone their prom - let alone take one of them as a date. But not Joy Webb. The 17-year-old Albertville, Alabama high school junior was proud to be escorted by her grandfather to the annual end-of-year dance this weekend. Webb told Daily Mail Online that she asked her 80-year-old 'Poppa' James Drain to prom because he never got to attend the dance himself. Drain dropped out of school after the eighth grade and then enlisted in the Navy in 1951 at age 17 - just in time to be shipped off to serve in the Korea War. Scroll down for video . Not your typical prom date: Joy Webb (left) took her 80-year-old grandfather James Drain as her date to prom this past Saturday night . Celebrating their first prom together: Webb (left) told Daily Mail Online that she decided to bring her grandfather since he never got to attend his own prom. Drain (right) enlisted in the Navy in 1951 at the age of 17 and would have been serving in the Korean War when his own prom happened . 'I think prom is kind of a big thing for everybody. Most everybody remembers going to their prom and I wanted him to have that experience too,' Joy told Daily Mail Online. So Joy asked her principal for permission, and he agreed to make an exception for the 21 age limit. About a month ago, when her grandfather was over for dinner, Joy asked if he would be her date and he agreed. 'She said "I would love that! You’re the one I wanted! Hey, will you come to the prom with me and be my beau?" And I said I sure will!' Drain told WHNT about the sweet promposal. Like most prom nights, the festivities kicked off at Joy's house where she pinned a boutonniere on her Poppa and he wrapped a corsage around her wrist. They then took pictures in front of the house in their evening wear, marking another first for Drain who has never worn a tuxedo. Getting ready: On Saturday night, Drain came over to his granddaughter's house and the two swapped a boutonniere and corsage for the event . Prom pictures: Then, like typical prom dates, the two posted for pictures outside Joy's house in their evening wear . Family photo: After having a pre-prom dinner, Joy and her grandfather went on a horse and carriage ride around town . Drain then escorted his granddaughter to Mater's restaurant for prom dinner, where he had a special surprise waiting for the granddaughter he calls 'Princess'. After finishing their meal, the two took a horse and carriage ride around the town before dropping them off at the school for the dance. 'We were the first ones on the dance floor because my poppa loves to dance,' Joy said. Joy says her grandfather and grandmother used to go dancing all the time, but that they had to stop a few years ago when her grandmother got sick. Her grandmother died two years ago on Thanksgiving, and Joy says her grandfather now commutes to a senior center in a nearby town ever Friday night to dance. 'He inspires us to keep living no matter what happens,' Joy said. Drain was apparently the life of the party at the prom, with Joy's friends coming over to say high to and dance with the man they so often see at show choir and band concerts. Life of the party: Joy says her friends were excited when they learned that she would be bringing her 'Poppa' to prom. Pictured Joy pictured above with friends in pictures posted to Facebook (center in left image, right in right image) 'All my friends know him and everybody just loves him. When they found out that I was bringing him they were all like "Yes, I love your Poppa!" 'It was a great night. Once everyone else kind of left, we were literally the only people left and they started playing Elvis and 'The Twist' and we kept on dancing until they finally turned the lights on. 'It was just a fabulous night.' Joy says her grandfather had a great time and even asked if they could go again together next year. 'And I was like "Of course we are!"'
target: Albertville, Alabama high school junior Joy Webb, 17, took her grandfather James Drain, 80, as her date to prom last Saturday .
  The teen says she asked her grandfather to be her date because he never got to attend his own prom .
  Drain was 17 when he enlisted in the Navy to serve in the Korean War, so missed his own high school dance .