George Albertson:  

I guess I do not have a great past as I see many of my former classmates have. when I left AFA (Admiral Farragut Academy) I went directly into the service of course Navy. I had a lot of problems at home and I felt I had only one direction to go. I took my physical first in Philadelphia Pa. which I flunked due to a heart murmur, however I convinced my Recruiter in Toms River to lose the paperwork and send me to Newark, NJ to retake the Physical again. I passed and off I went. I really loved being part of the Navy, part of something worth wild and despite my issues at home with my family I pursued my dream. Shortly after being in there I got real sick and had to make a choice of whether I was going to sit state side behind a desk or take a M4 Medical Discharge under honorable conditions. I was 19 maybe 20 at the time and just didn't think everything through as I should and took t...Expand for more