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April 2022

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The 'Old' LaGuardia Led Me to the IBEW

Your story about the rebuild of LaGuardia airport [February 2022 Electrical Worker] brought back memories of when I attended the grand opening of the new control tower as a young man. They had a fascinating new device there called radar. As an 18-year-old, the draft was still in effect, so I went looking for military service where I could work with radar systems, and I began a four-year stint in the Navy. When I got out, I followed my father into White Plains, N.Y., Local 501 [later amalgamated into New York Local 3] and began a long career as an electrician, contractor, construction coordinator and finally as vice president of a major bank, where I served as physical properties officer. Today at 92, I am a lifetime member of the IBEW.

Howard Gelbman, Local 349 retiree
Miami