Jack Johnstone:  

After serving my sentance at Sherman Grammar school and Marina Jr. High, I was sentanced to three years at Galileo High school. I was not Italian, or Catholic so I already had two strikes against me. I basically fought my way through the the 10th grade. I was jumped and beaten on in the bathrooms, hallways and classrooms. I won most of my fights and by the 11th grade, most of these kids from North Beach decided it was best to leave me alone. I also joined the Warlords which seemed to help keep the status quo. I lower my eyes modestly when I tell you that I, out of necessisity developed a talent for boxing. I would give them so many rights, they'd be begging for a left. I prided myself in not starting fights, but finishing them. My Scottish Irish family really held to the American principles that many gave lip service too. I never heard a prejudiced word against any religion, or race in my house. I developed some minor prejudice after traveling to 50 countries, and can hide it most of the time. I joined the Army and became a paratrooper, becoming 180 Lbs. of rompen, stompen airborne hell in the 82nd Airborne. I made 28 parachute dr...Expand for more