He was horrified. "I tried to talk to them." Schendel said. "I asked them if they knew what they were doing." He deplores American complacency and said people "should be committed to the American systemthey should take the time to vote. and vote inteillgently." Americans also should be more committed to their families. their work and to God. Schendel said. Schendel and his mother immigrated to Houston. where the family had cousins. in 1952. Together. they became American citizens in 1956. after attending the American Legions citizenship school for a year. "Its a privilege to be an American." Schendel said. "Its not an automatic thing." Schendel lived in Houston eight years. working in electrical engineering. He had earned degrees in electrical and industrial engineering after the war in Hanover. while doing automatic and electrical work for the British armed forces.
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