David Grant:
CLASS OF 1962
General H.H. Arnold High SchoolClass of 1962
Wiesbaden,
David's Story
I flew back to the US a day or two after graduation (sadly, it was too hard to say farewells for what I thought was a 'forever' parting), then spent a month in Vermont. (Culture shock..NO BEER!). Drove to Calif and went to S.B.Valley College for a couple of yrs, but it was mostly wasted because I wanted to learn computer programming which wasn't being taught anywhere yet. Got drafted into the Army in '65 and spent a couple of weeks in a WWII POW camp built by the Germans for the Germans in Georgia. Since I spoke German and knew about airplanes they sent me to Korea to work on anti-aircraft missiles. Please let me know if you can figure that one out. Was nearly captured by North Koreans, but back then I could still run fast, AND DID. Used the GI Bill for courses in programming, worked for the Urban Institute till '75 and several beltw...Expand for more
ay bandits until '85. Along the way I was at the original Earth Day in DC taking photos for the organizers as a reward for my work against the SST and trained Marshals for the peace marches because I didn't want to see anyone get hurt. Currently I'm programming for the college coordinating board of Texas. At home I build and give away PC's for schools and needy friends, and to get away I walk my family's 40 acres of woods full of deer and 3 kinds of poisonous snakes. I helped Mike and Heavy (Clark) with the 1st reunion we had, and enjoyed it so much (THANKS MARLA!) that I kept expanding the alumni list for 10 yrs before handing it over. Combining my curosity started by Mr. Love about WWII history, and desire to make it last for everyone, I have acquired ALL the books written by Hap Arnold to donate to the AOSHS museum when it opens.
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