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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Ten Years Ago I Re-Enlisted at 54

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Ten years ago this week I raised my right hand in front of the flag in the lobby of the Aviation Armory at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. and ...
Saturday, August 12, 2017

From Trying to Convert Each Other to Wedding Invitation

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In 1979 I lived in the military housing area in the Wiesbaden Military Community . One day, a Jehovah's Witness came to my door. B...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Coffee in Iraq--Fred Lameki and Green Beans

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In Iraq, good coffee was on one of the few pleasures that was not banned by order of somebody.  Green Beans Coffee was the place I would ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

First Sergeant Francke and My Return to Army Life

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First Sergeant Francke with SFC Wentzell When I first re-enlisted in the Army in 2007, culture shock can't even begin to describe...
Friday, July 28, 2017

Back in Touch with My Cold War Motorhead

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1968 Renault 16TS, 4-speed on the column. The second car I owned while stationed in West Germany, 1976-79 My 20-country tour across ...
Monday, July 24, 2017

Visiting the Jewish Museum in Belgrade

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I visited the Jewish Museum in Belgrade, just before leaving the Serbian capitol for Croatia.   The museum is on a narrow, steep stree...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Photos from Point Alpha Museum at Fulda

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Here are more pictures from my visit to Point Alpha on the former East-West German Border at Fulda. всегда на страже: Always on Guard ...