David Knapp:  

let's see...after Highschool, and Clark College, while in my senior year, at Columbia River High, I went in the Navy. I went to the Ridgefield School District for my 1 - 11 years of education. Always a Spudder!!!! I went to Columbia River High because, Mr. Ball, (principal), He had other plans for me. I could not go to college during my senior year as RHS did not offer that program. That all behind me without out any anger towards Mr. Ball, he was only doing his job, I did my final year in Columbia River. I went to Chase Business College, which is gone now. After finding out Accounting was boring, I went in the Navy. Who would have guessed that the guy that was beat up in school by the jocks, and had to hid from them because they had a point to make, I would end up serving in the Navy and humping a backpack with the Marines for most of my career. I joined the LDS church after 11 major church attendences and participations. I gained quite a religious knowledge and found my peace in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. I am not a bible beater, I believe this is a personal choice, but stand ready to share my experience and my search. I have found peace in my heart. I went to San Diego for boot camp, and Hospital Corp School, San Diego Naval Regional Medical Center. From there I went to FMSS School ( a school for corpsmen that are assigned to the Marines) and graduated a "Doc". ( a term only the Marines call their corpsmen) (and it has spread throught the fleet and other services). I went to Naval Preventive Medicine School, Oakland, California and became the public health official for many of the units I served in. I was also trained and designated to be a agriculture custom inspector as well. This came in handy when the ships I was on, returned from countries that had restrictions and needing inspections and clearances. I treated and cured many sailors and marines that for some reason??? got a veneral disease ranging from Gonorrhea to Chancroid, Syphilis, and HIV - Aids.I also provided many hours of pubic health education to the t...Expand for more