Fred Herring:  

Well, I wasn't going to do this but a classmate and a friend requested to know what I've been doing since graduation. As you know our class came along during the dawning of the space age, computers were a somewhat new invention. I loved working with my hands and I loved problem solving . I wanted to learn how computers worked and how to fix them. Of course they were huge monsters then. I attended Prince George's Community College. I did not have enough money to continue, then I enrolled at "Project Build". They paid me while I learned! This was a program started to get blacks into the construction trade, where the money was being made. They offered Plumbing, Carpentry, Brick Mason, and Electricity. I was interested in the electricity course, it would put me a little closer to my goal. After graduating from "Project Build", I did some commercial and residential work as an apprentice electrician. But, I still had a desire to work on computers. I decided to enlist, and have the military pay for my education. I enlisted in the Marine Corp and decided to get married before I left for boot camp. They sent me to Viet Nam,where I lost my innocence, and had a front row seat to witness man's inhumanity towards man. After my return, I was assigned to Camp David as a Presidential Honor Guard. That might not have been a good move by "The Corp" since I hated the war(smile) Anyway, I transfered to "The Silent Team". Thanks to the "Cadet" course at Anacostia, I was very good at drilling. We put on shows every Friday and Saturday during the spring and summe...Expand for more