David Kelder:  

In high school i was on the basketball team for 3 years which I spent on the bench. I enjoyed practice. In Baseball I was a pitcher. I played all 4 years.and had some occasional highlights. After High school I managed to flunk out of two college for lack of applying myself. I had maintained an 85 average in high school without studding and thought I could do the same in college. I was wrong. I enlisted in the Marines for 4 years. I did two tours of duty in Vietnam. when I returned to g the states I was assigned to a base North ;Carolina. I married the former Margaret De Illy. 46 years later we are still married[ and have raised two daughters. They are both successful in their careers. They live close by and we see them often. The marines changed me. I was given responsibilities and made staff Sargent during my four year enlistment. I turned down the offer to become an officer and kept with my plan to get out of the service. I enrolled in Ulster County community College as soon as I got out of the marines. My experiences in the Marines had shown me that hard work and dedication were the routes to success. I graduated from UCCC top in my section and went to work at IBM. Later IBM paid all my expenses to attend North Carolina State unit and I graduated with a 4.0 average with a degree in Business M...Expand for more