Norman Reel:  

Always in trouble...LOL..and never College bound, I was, pretty much, a loner at Broad Ripple. I think that, as far as High School goes, it is very important to be there during Freshman year. My Mother, in her infinite wisdom, decided to move us to Los Angeles after I graduated 8th Grade in 1967. So, I missed Freshman year and half of Sophomore year at Broad Ripple by the time we moved back to Indy in December 1968. Upon graduation in 1971, in which I doubled-up on my subjects and graduated in January 1971... of course, I had to wait until June to get my diploma...I worked at Marsh and Kroger Supermarkets, respectively. I joined the Navy in 1976. After Boot Camp in Great Lakes, IL and Aviation Electrician's School in Millington, TN, I got stationed at Naval Air Station Barbar's Point, HI for 3 1/2 years. I finished the balance of my 6 year obligation as an Instructor of Basic Electricity and Electronics School in Millington, TN and left the Navy in 1982 as an E-5, Petty Officer 2nd Class. I used the GI Bill to go to an Electronics school in Cincinnati, OH where I graduated with a Associates Degree in Electronic Technology in 1984. Joined the civilian work force in 1984 working for Rockwell International, Collins Radio Group, Dallas, TX as an Electronics Field Tech installing Alarm Monitoring equipment at local telephone companies across the US. I left Rockwell Int...Expand for more