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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (39)
emmecielle
Must be nice to go sleigh drawn by horses! Charming image! :)
bebert
beautiful ballad :) excellent shot.
jccj56
Awesome Scene!!
flora-crassella
sehr schön!!!!!!!!!!
ElizaB
a real winter wonderland Sig. Have enjoyed catching up on your recent posts
Minda
wish im the one who ride there...it look fun to me maybe coz i love snow very much..thanks sig for sharing this picture to us...excellent shot
flaviok
Excelente, uma belissima captura, aplausos (5)
thevolunteer
I haven't been on a sleigh ride in ages. Looks like they are having lots of fun. Sorry, still too cold for me....lolol... Wonderful winter scene. Aloha
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
Kaartijer
Awesome scene, excellent shot!
lucindawind
oh my this looks like lots of fun ..wonderful shot !
JaneEden
This looks like so much fun, it is a wonderful snowy action shot!!! hugs Jane xx
pixelmeister
Klasse shot!
moonrancher
Oh, the memories this one brings back! Wonderful capture!
bmac62
Glad you posted this one Sig. So, there still are a few of us that can find a sleigh. Excellent picture in a beautiful place. Bill
MrsRatbag
Great shot, looks like fun!
auntietk
Now there's something I've never done ... looks like a good time! :)
timtripp
fabulous image sig. merry christmas
jaynep12002
I would love to go on a sleigh ride. Great shot!
beachzz
Wow, what a great shot!!
jocko500
look like fun. cool shot
renecyberdoc
Muss schön sein die gegend,aber ich will nie wieder us der sonne weg-lol. immer wenn ich besuche mache so etwa noerdlich der pyrenaen,dann fang ich mir eine erkaeltung,lol.
MrsLubner
This is a dream! You lived a dream! And took a photo of it! oh, my! This is fantastic.
PIERRE25
Belle promenade dans un splendide paysage, belle photo!
virginiese
cute scene sig !
durleybeachbum
Super pic!
fredster66
Looks like fun... great!
densa
what a fun scene this must of been so much fun
CavalierLady
Wonderful Christmas image! That looks like so much fun! Hope you and yours had a happy Christmas.
dragonmuse
Fun image :)