Harold Saida:  

Harold Anthony Saida was born in Chicago, Illinois on Christmas Day, 1949, He spent his early years growing up in the Lawndale neighborhoods of Chicago along west 26th street. Over a period of years, his family moved from California Ave, west towards the Town of Cicero. Harold attended five different elementary schools along the way. Every time his family moved, he had to attend a new school. In 1962 his Mom & Dad purchased a brand new bungalow on Mulligan Ave. in unincorporated "South Stickney Township" (Now Burbank). At that time Harold attended 7th and 8th grade classes at the Harry E. Fry Elementary School. In 1964 he graduated 8th grade and moved on to Reavis High School. In addition to attending classes, Harold played football and wrestled for Reavis. In 1968, he graduated from high school and began a whole new life. Harold went to work as an apprentice at the "Exhibit House", a firm that designed and built modular trade show exhibits for displaying goods at places like McCormick Place and other trade show sites around the world. While working at the Exhibit House, Harold attended night classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He studied Commercial Art, Illustration and Industrial Design. During this period of time Harold also worked part-time at the family's trucking company, Apollo Cartage, Inc. In the latter part of 1969, Harold was drafted into the U.S. Army. He took his basic training and advanced infantry training (AIT) at Fort Lewis, Washington. After training, he spent a short time in South Vietnam (RVN) and celebrated his 21st birthday at a bar in downtown Da Nang. After returning stateside, Harold was sent to the army's school at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. After concluding "Small Arms and Heavy Weapons" school, Harold was...Expand for more