Mark McBride:  

First, I did manage to graduate (yippee)!! Stayed in New Philly worked at Rinks Department Store for a couple of years after graduating, enlisted in the USN (as a Seabee). Lived in Sigonella, Sicily for almost 2 years, visited the Vatican, saw Mt. Etna erupting. Traveled to The Beaches of Normandy, Spain, Germany. I traveled nearly all of the ports in the Mediterranean Sea. I spent 6 years serving this wonderful nation of ours! I married while in my mid 30's. Of course, (smiling) now divorced. So, that would be the compressed version. I recently finished one of my many ambitions, got a degree in Atmospheric Science & Creative Writing. Over 30 years have passed since High School and...Expand for more