Mark Eckert:
CLASS OF 1979
West Genesee High SchoolClass of 1979
Camillus, NY
Mark's Story
Life
Growing up , I did not have any structure and after high school and a semester of college ,I realized that I needed to grow up fast. I joined the Army , It changed my life for the better, after 6 years I returned to my home town and joined the local Police Dept.
I love this Town and am here to stay
At least till I retire then, I'm going to get warm
School
I went to West Genesee after 8 years of Catholic Education, What a culture shock, I was very shy and missed many opertunities to make friends, I did not particpate in school ,because of being very shy, had to work, but I see many people I went to school and love to talk about old times and new times, I have gotten over the shyness and some time its hard to shut me up ,If you see me and would like to talk stop me and say hi
Workplace
I started working like manyyou boys with a paper route ,worked at Pets Plants and Things, cleaningand taking care of the animals, then I worked a...Expand for more
t Hill oil pumping gas,then at Ponto's Market after they closed I went to park west as a dish washer, then back to Ponto's as the butcher.They closed again and went into the Army and was a dog handler, after that I returned to Camillus and joined the Police Dept.
Worked at SU for a few years part time as a fire inspector
But still at the Police Dept
Military
Joined the Army in April 1980 went to Basic training at Ft. McClellan Al for Military Police.
I finished and was assigned to the 101st airborne div 101st MP co
the I went to Patrol dog school.
I was sent to Germany Mieasau Army Depot
and from there I went to the 65 th MP co at Ft.Bragg NC and I attended Narcodict detection dog school , So my last years in the Army was as a drug dog handler
It was a fun time
I have meet many good friends over the years, some mistakes were made due to youth and inexperiance, but I still would like to talk to all who I have passed through life with
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