David Schroeder:  

David L. Schroeder: Attended Urbandale Elementary Fall, 1956 to Spring, 1957. Then attended junior high (now called middle school) from 1957 to 1958--grade 7; and Fall, 1958 to Spring, 1959, I was in 8th grade in the newly constructed (back then) junior high. During the summer of 1959, our family moved to Omaha, NE. Brother Phil Schroeder joined the Army and Rodger and I attended schools in Omaha. I graduated from North High in 1963 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in January, 1968. Married high school sweetheart, Sharon Giddings, August 11, 1967. Finished Bachelor's in Business Administration in January, 1968. Attended Navy Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island from April, 1968, to August, 1968. Graduated with Distinction and was commissioned an Ensign. Attended Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia from September, 1968, to March, 1969. Requested duty aboard an arduously deployed ship in Vietnam and was assigned to USS Sanctuary (AH-17) --a hospital ship anchored in DaNang Harbor. Served as disbursing officer from April, 1969 to April 1970, until I was transferred to Naval Station Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. Served as a Supply Officer until I was released from active duty in August of 1971. Sharon and I returned to Omaha, Nebraska where Sharon returned to her elementary teaching job. Dave decided he had had enough of accounting work and ...Expand for more